A report from the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general finds a dire shortage of mental health care providers in Medicaid and Medicare, which together serve some 40% of Americans.
, the United States faces an unprecedented mental health crisis. But access to mental health care for a significant portion of Americans — including some of the most vulnerable populations — is extremely limited, according to a
"When you have so few providers available to see this many enrollees, patients start running into significant problems finding care," says Seife. "We have roughly 1 in 4 patients that had to travel more than an hour to their appointments, and 1 in 10 had to travel more than an hour and a half each way," notes Seife. Some patients traveled two hours each way for mental health care, she says.
Lower reimbursement rates and a high administrative burden prevent more providers from participating in Medicaid and Medicare, the report notes.
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