By skyforbes 
Attracting qualified psychotherapists to provide treatment is not accomplished when reimbursement is undeniably abysmal.
Reimbursement rates shouldn’t determine whether or not someone receives adequate treatment for anything, including mental health therapy. But, too often, rates are so abysmally low for Medicaid patients that they find psychotherapy as easy to find as hen’s teeth. And the need for Medicaid assistance to pay for therapy is great.
“Medicaid is the single largest payer for mental health services in the United States and is increasingly playing a larger role in the reimbursement of substance use disorder services. Individuals with a behavioral health disorder also utilize significant health care services — nearly 12 million visits made to U.S. hospital emergency departments in 2007 involved individuals with a mental disorder, substance abuse problem, or both.”
Eighty-two million-plus people are served by Medicaid each year. If the need is so great, and it is admittedly the case, what is the reason reimbursement rates for Medicaid patients are so low? Don’t low-income individuals or families deserve to be on equal footing in terms of any healthcare with other families who live…