Why insured Americans struggle to get mental health care

Name: Why insured Americans struggle to get mental health care
Uploaded: 2016-11-01T23:28:49Z
Duration: P405S
Description: It’s the first day of enrollment season for the Affordable Care Act. But when it comes to mental health, even those with insurance struggle to get affordable care. Special correspondent April Dembosky and Sheraz Sadiq of KQED meets a mom who faces misinformation, long waitlists for therapists and prohibitively expensive care for her son with autism and herself.

Clip: 11/01/2016 | 6m 45s

It’s the first day of enrollment season for the Affordable Care Act. But when it comes to mental health, even those with insurance struggle to get affordable care. Special correspondent April Dembosky and Sheraz Sadiq of KQED meets a mom who faces misinformation, long waitlists for therapists and prohibitively expensive care for her son with autism and herself.

Aired: 11/01/16

Rating: NR

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