The Maryland Legislative Task Force on Provider Reimbursement and Access to Treatment is charged with determining whether inadequate reimbursement by private insurance companies and HMOs is causing inadequate accessibility of quality health care in Maryland.

In order to provide the Task Force with data on whether (and/or how) declining rates of insurance reimbursement may have affected the willingness of LCSW-Cs in group and private practices to treat the insured. To that end, the Greater Washington and Maryland Societies have created a preliminary, exploratory survey, to compile for use in discussions at Task Force meetings.

All responses are encrypted and the data will be aggregated, so that privacy is assured. If you are a Maryland LCSW-C, we ask you to take a few moments to participate in the survey.

Here is the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=4HJPUYUYQkOcukG0BeAtgw_3d_3d
 

Would you like to see changes in the managed care/insurance status quo?

We are collecting stories:

• have your clients had difficulty getting access to their mental health insurance benefits or finding that their benefits don't cover needs?

• have any of your clients felt forced to give up insurance coverage in order to qualify for housing or rehabilitative services not available to anyone with private insurance (even when the insurance doesn't cover those services, or has run out after a certain number of sessions)

• have you had difficulty making a referral to a psychiatrist or other mental health professional who's both in-network and accepting new clients?

• have you dropped out of the networks? Why?

Please email Legislative Council Chair Betsy Amey at bfamey@comcast.net with your comments.
 

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