The Frontier Psychiatrists started as a “room” on Clubhouse, and in this podcast, I am joined by one of our favorite contributors @Psych Fox ! He joins me today to discuss how employee assistance programs can create the on-ramp to help and what might improve that process.

A sampling of prior articles about employer-based health care is available here:

The Science Behind The Best In Class Outcomes in Mental Health (with Acacia Clinics)

Lawsuits for Health Plans Have Begun

Alcohol Use Disorder is a Disability

A Conversation About First Responder Health With Chuck DeSmith

What is Health Insurance that is ERISA Compliant?

Have Health Benefits Become a Huge Personal Liability for Employers?

How Narrow Networks Can Win for Mental Health Parity

Can’t Find a Psychiatrist? Now You Can Sue Your Company!

Why Savings Claims Can Be A Scam

What do Shaggy and Health Insurance Have In Common?

Owen’s Letters to the Healthcare Hackers

I want to mention that another validated vendor in the mental health arena is joining my team at Acacia Clinics to have independent validation of our claims of being the best! I’m thrilled that my friends at Spring Health have achieved the coveted “savings validation” from Validation Institute!

If you have been following the news of ERISA enforcement, this is important news. Employers need to get serious about providing better healthcare at a lower cost. Independent validation takes some pressure off when selecting the right vendors to make up a high-performing health plan. Why do I care, as a doctor, about health plans? Because great health plans are better for patients!

Here on substack, Wendell Potter and Marshall Allen are on this beat as well, and I’d recommend a read!

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