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How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting #MentalHealth Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk
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United used an #algorithm system to identify #patients who it determined were getting too much #therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due to a patchwork of #regulation.
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Inside UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage
United’s practices were deemed illegal in three states. But that hasn’t stopped the company from policing mental health care with arbitrary thresholds and cost-driven targets.ProPublica
My wife always wants to know what my plans are for the weekend, as if she doesn’t already know there aren’t any. What I think she means is, is there anything I want to do, maybe a place I’d like to go or something I’d like to do?
There was a time when I had plans. I had a photoshoot scheduled, or someone to interview, a tee time perhaps, or an agreement to go surfing with a friend. I no longer have any plans.
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We’re All Just Killing Time - A Bit Dodgy
My wife always wants to know what my plans are for the weekend, as if she doesn’t already know there aren’t any. What I think she means is, is there anything I want to do, maybe a place I’d like to…David Todd McCarty (A Bit Dodgy)
State Regulators Know #Health #Insurance Directories Are Full of Wrong Information. They’re Doing Little to Fix It.
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Health insurance experts said that, unless agencies can crack down and issue bigger fines, insurers will keep selling error-ridden plans.
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Why Health Insurance Regulators Have Failed to Curb Ghost Networks
State agencies say they’re holding insurers accountable for errors in provider directories. But ProPublica found that the actual actions taken so far do not match the regulators’ rhetoric.ProPublica
DATE: November 09, 2024 at 08:37AM
SOURCE: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
TITLE: Cynics not only lose out on friendships, love and opportunity — they’re also wrong about human nature
URL: edition.cnn.com/2024/11/09/hea…
Cynicism can drag down civic engagement such as volunteerism, while hope can drive people to take action.
URL: edition.cnn.com/2024/11/09/hea…
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