Ghost network: when insurance companies put forth a list of in-network providers that don’t actually take their insurance. They are a real thing and they can have devastating consequences. A wrenching story by Max Blau propublica.org/article/ambett…

Prepare to feel your blood pressure spike. Max Blau obtained the recordings of one depressed young man’s battle to find an appropriate therapist his insurer actually covered. Instead he/his mom found a ghost network. Imagine getting this e-mail sign off propublica.org/article/ambett…

New: The regulations will force health insurance plans to collect and report more data on how they limit and deny mental health claims. ProPublica’s reporting has found that insurers regularly shortchange patients seeking treatment. propublica.org/article/biden-…

The Biden administration announced today that it's forcing health insurance plans to collect and report more data on how they limit and deny mental health care. Our recent reporting found that insurers regularly shortchange patients seeking treatment. propublica.org/article/biden-…

Ravi Coutinho needed mental health and addiction care. Getting it through his insurance network was nearly impossible. He texted his friends: “Therapists have been 0-4.” “Called ten places and nothing.” “The insurance portal doesn’t know shit.” 🔗: propub.li/3za92VI

A new report contends health insurance providers, including a subsidiary of St. Louis-based company Centene are misleading Americans about how many doctors they really have access to. Max Blau joined KMOX to discuss his report and what 'ghost networks' are.