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SUBMITTER: Busch SH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7497897 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Busch Susan H SH Kyanko Kelly A KA
Health affairs (Project Hope) 20200601 6
Mental health services are up to six times more likely than general medical services to be delivered by an out-of-network provider, in part because many psychiatrists do not accept commercial insurance. Provider directories help patients identify in-network providers, although directory information is often not accurate. We conducted a national survey of privately insured patients who received specialty mental health treatment. We found that 44 percent had used a mental health provider directory ...[more]