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Originally Posted by IWonderIf
It died with the advent of Managed Care.
Therapists get what are called CPT codes which are codes from managed care companies (in behavioral health companies like Magellan, MHNet, etc.) that determine how many session you get (and how long each session is in terms of 15 minute intervals) in a given period of time. Once that time has expired or the number of sessions is up, a therapist MUST re-justify to a managed care company why it is you need more sessions. It is THEN up to the managed care company to look at their obligation under your policy; your medical history; your diagnosis; etc, etc, etc. and decide whether or not to authorize additional sessions.
If the managed care company says NO, then it's between you and them to work it out. Or you, them, and Stopdog.
Treat your sessions as PRECIOUS (if you live in the USA). The number you get for any given policy are largely NOT within the control of your therapist but your insurance provider.
"It takes as long as it takes" is a myth of the psychoanalytic age. Those days are GONE.
Therapy today is SOLUTION FOCUSED, not problem. If you're not looking for ways to deal then you're probably not a good candidate and wasting your time and the medical industry's limited resources.
"It takes as long as it takes," does exists. It's called "self-paying clients." If it's your nickle, feel free to take forever. The INSURANCE INDUSTRY won't mind.
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But are you familiar with the healthcare reform laws that went into effect as of January 1st? They actually work more in favor of mental health treatment by considering it a medical necessity.
What you are claiming was absolutely the case before 2014. Low income insurance like Medicaid only covered Psychologist visits and Psychiatric medication management. MFTs were unable to accept Medicaid; however my therapist is an MFT and said she was surprised when she realized Medicaid clients were being authorized to see her because it was never the case before.
I only know all of this because the insurance I have now goes through Magellan and I asked a lot of questions about mental health to make sure I could still see my T and pDoc. They said visits do not need authorization and are unlimited.
This is all referring to the states though.
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