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Insurers can restrict mental health care. What laws protect patients in your state?

Insurance companies can undermine patients' mental health treatment decisions, leading to restricted access to care.
State laws could serve as effective models for improving mental health care access.

Imagine getting life-saving drugs to sick people without relying on big pharma? We may have found a way | Dr Catriona Crombie

Healthcare providers are finding innovative ways to make life-saving treatments more accessible for patients with rare diseases.

Lifesaving gene therapy for kids is world's priciest drug at $4.25M

Gene therapy approved for rare disease dramatically improves quality of life for children.
High price of the therapy raises concerns about affordability and access.

Nearly 1 in 7 US kids and teens has a mental health condition, and half go untreated, study says

Approximately half of children with a mental health condition in the U.S. do not receive treatment.
The number of children with mental health conditions and the rate of treatment vary significantly by state.

America's health system isn't ready for the surge of seniors with disabilities

The number of older adults with disabilities will increase as the baby boomer generation ages, but the healthcare system is unprepared.
The Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health are working to improve access to medical treatments and research for people with disabilities.

The left hand doesn't know what the right is doing': the barriers to UK maternal mental healthcare

Postpartum psychosis is one of the mental health conditions that affect 10-20% of mothers during pregnancy or the year after.
Accessing treatment for postpartum mental health conditions can be a postcode lottery.

Opinion: Women with obesity are often restricted from IVF. That's discriminatory

IVF is growing in demand as people postpone parenthood to older ages, but women with a high BMI face barriers to accessing treatment.
BMI restrictions for IVF treatment are not consistent across clinics but are widespread globally.

Most Americans with mental health needs don't get treatment, report finds

Two-thirds of Americans with a diagnosed mental health condition couldn't access treatment in 2021 despite having health insurance.
Only one-third of insured individuals received follow-up care within a month after visiting an emergency department or hospital during a mental health crisis.
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