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Patients seek mental health care from their doctor but find health plans standing in the way

When a longtime patient visited Dr. William Sawyer’s office after recovering from COVID-19, the conversation quickly turned from the coronavirus to anxiety and ADHD.

Piecing together a mental health treatment plan often starts with primary care physicians, though insurance may stand in the way (ANDRZEJ WOJCICKI/Science Photo Library RF/Getty Images/TNS)
Piecing together a mental health treatment plan often starts with primary care physicians, though insurance may stand in the way (ANDRZEJ WOJCICKI/Science Photo Library RF/Getty Images/TNS)Read moreANDRZEJ WOJCICKI/Science Photo L
    by Aneri Pattani, Kaiser Health News
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