Mental health treatment still faces persistent stigma and disparities in our healthcare system, hindering access and progress, writes the Editorial Board.
, which students and parents can put on their phones to have ready access to licensed counselors ready to listen any time at no cost.
“There are some insurers that refuse to have a relationship with us now,” Rapaport said. Some companies, he said, “work very hard to keep their customers within their own health system.” Eliason said some psychiatrists and therapists, in Utah and nationally, have become so fed up with the red tape and insurers denying payment that they’ve gone into cash-only private practice.
found depression in the United States has reached new highs. Roughly 29% of Americans reported being told by a doctor or nurse that they have depression at some time in their lives, and 17.8% said they currently had or were being treated for depression — both are the highest rates the poll had found since Gallup started asking the questions in 2015.
Comparing Utah to other states doesn’t mean much, Rapaport said, in terms of the costs of treating mental health problems. “The transparency of ‘Am I going to get what I pay for?’, in terms of access, is really important,” Eliason said. “[Patients] need to be provided with that information, so they can make the best choice out there.”
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