Voices: As a Utah psychiatrist, I’ve seen how cost and insurance standards prevent critical access to health care

Too often, we’ve seen treatment denied because patients aren’t deemed “depressed enough” by insurance standards.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) CEOs and their families check out what organizers are calling the world's largest cardboard fort at the Gateway, during the official launch on Thursday, August 6. The rooms of the fort are dedicated to educate visitors on how to build mental wellness.

Voices: As a Utah psychiatrist, I’ve seen how cost and insurance standards prevent critical access to health care

Too often, we’ve seen treatment denied because patients aren’t deemed “depressed enough” by insurance standards.

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