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Private insurance doesn't guarantee mental health care

By tovarichpeter   Follow   Sat, 22 Dec 2012, 1:07pm   272 views   3 comments
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/22/your-money/walking-the-tightrope-on-mental-health-coverage.html?ref=business&_r=0&gwh=70928F86CE9CB44B84F4E9E890BC6939

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1. reggie Follow Befriend 10 comments

   1   7:01pm Sat 22 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   That's good, because all the nut cases that shoot guns at people are receiving mental health care.

2. elliemae Follow Befriend (25) 413 threads 6,981 comments Saint George, UT elliemae's website

   2   3:21am Sun 23 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   reggie says That's good, because all the nut cases that shoot guns at people are receiving mental health care. No, they're not. Sorry to burst your bubble, but in order to receive mental health services one must have private insurance or Medicaid. Neither is easy to get, although with reform the pre-existing condition clauses will eventually go away. How much actual help the mentally ill recieves will vary from plan to plan.

3. reggie Follow Befriend 10 comments

   3   4:15am Sun 23 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Anyone can receive mental health care for a $100.00 office visit at an urgent care medical facility. Once diagnosed, the physician on staff can prescribe anti-depressant drugs and the nut case is back on the street to do as they please with minimal follow up.