Requiring health insurance policies to cover medically necessary prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of all mental health conditions, as well as substance use disorders, that are listed in the most recent version of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) or the mental and behavioral disorders chapter of the most recent edition of the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10).
Mental Health
Posts related to mental health coverage and benefits under health insurance plans.
Finding A Mental Health Provider Can Drive You Crazy
But if you don’t have an account, are trying to help a family member or friend, or are just checking to see if you current mental health provider might be covered in a new health plan, you will have to swim in the sea of confusion for finding the doctor or counselor. Some of the health plans have great online directories and others really suck. Here is an overview of what I learned.
Counselors urged to help LGBT members enroll in ACA
The federal government is reaching out to behavioral health counselors and therapist to educate them on how the Affordable Care Act works so they can encourage members of the LGBT community to enroll in an ACA health plans. Sometimes the professionals who provide important health services through health plans offered through Healthcare.gov and CoveredCa.com can be the […]
Uncontrollable Itching On Arms, Neck from Stress and Anxiety
My first memory of the prolonged itching sensation on my arms and neck was during a summer school biology course when I was 14 years old. The distraction of constantly wanting to scratch while trying to focus on cutting up a frog was pure torture. This seemingly random condition, for which no other friend or family member suffered, would follow me through young adulthood and on into middle age.
I wouldn’t pass a mental health test to own a gun
As adamant as I am about taking a bullet to protect my neighbor’s constitutional rights, I am equally confident that President Obama has no grand conspiracy to march on our homes and confiscate our guns.
Sacramento young man suicides
I want to believe our community did not fail them. I want to believe our mental health support system did not fail them.
Gender Health Center
Fortunately for the transgender population in Sacramento, the Gender Health Center (GHC) is a great resource for counseling and support.