Posted by Marie1 on April 11, 2001, at 0:02:37
The television show "60 Minutes" had a segment on tonight about a woman whose health insurance refused to pay for a life saving kidney transplant for her. Of course, that's atrocious and I felt sympathetic toward her, but I couldn't help thinking - how is her situation different from someone suffering from major depression and wants/needs to see a psychiatrist? I carry mental health insurance, but my carrier refuses to pay for therapy because I don't see someone on their list. Actually, I would have wanted to, but there was no one within about 20 miles of me. And believe me, this was definitely a life threatening illness I had. So I continue to pay out of pocket, but for many people this is simply not an option. If mental illness didn't have the stigma it does, the general public wouldn't stand for this kind of discrimination from insurance companies. Any thoughts?
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