“Just Let Me Die”: After Insurance Repeatedly Denied a Couple’s Claims, One Psychiatrist Was Their Last Hope

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After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic. But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necessary.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/mental-health-suicide-highmark-bcbs-insurance-denials?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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