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Rules 1.1.0 · as of 14 Sep 2026
Owen Scott Muir · Said 4 Oct 2022 · owen-0184
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“The most important truth is that, for mental health conditions, a system that is stressful, feels controlling, and underpays you by a factor of many multiples of what you could be making otherwise is not a sustainable business model for clinicians.”
Discussion section of the survey paper (300 clinicians; 98% report stress dealing with insurers; 27% resigned from panels). The author claims the insurance fee-for-service model is not sustainable for mental health clinicians.
Descriptive, retrospective, or a statement of preference; no future state asserted.