MFT's post made me wonder, how many therapists or other carers in this bowl can accept medicare or other low income health insurance plans? If you can't, why not?

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I don't accept it, our whole practice doesn't as far as I know. I think we should, but I understand why rates and paperwork make loads of psychotherapists think it isn't worth it. I personally don't think anyone should be denied care based on their finances....but this is America.

I know our clinic does. But we don't prescribe.

I think only LCSWs and PsyDs can bill Medicare; I think Medicaid is a little more open ended and accepts LPCs.

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