Narrow Networks Get Even Tighter When Shopping For Mental Health Specialists

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News)

If you’ve got a plan offered on the federal health law’s insurance marketplace and you’re looking for a therapist, you may have to look really hard: The average provider network includes only 11 percent of all the mental health care providers in a given market, according to a recent study. Continue reading article here…

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