With the advent of
Managed Healthcare, Behavioral Health insurance can sometimes be difficult
to understand. Often the company that manages your Behavioral Health
coverage is not the same company that has issued your primary insurance. An
example of this is if you have Blue Cross Community Blue Insurance, then you
actually have American Psych Systems (APS) Healthcare for your Behavioral
Health coverage. There are also a wide range of co-pay amounts, and number
of sessions that will be covered depending on your particular plan or the
contract you or your employer selected
If you have Healthcare Insurance it is best to call the Behavioral or Mental
Health carrier listed on your insurance card (usually an 800 number), to
find out exactly what coverage you may have, your co-pay amount, how many
times you may be seen, and who you can see. You will also most likely (but
not always) need preauthorization before you can be seen. This will be in
the form of an authorization number that will either be given to you or will
be mailed to myself. If you need help with the insurance process please
call, email, or use the
information request form, I will be happy to assist you.
There are many Behavioral Health insurance carriers. The following are among
those that I currently accept.
Independent Health (IHA)
Univera/Excellus (UAW)
Value/Options (Dupont,
Empire plan-state
employees)
American Psych Systems Healthcare
Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Traditional and
Community Blue
Magellan (Fed Ex, IBM, US Postal Service, AT&T,
Citibank
GHI
Medicare
Empire (State employees)
Business Health
Services (Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, other federal employees)
US Behavioral Health ( Niagara
Mohawk, NYNEX, Bank of NY, Travelers Insurance, Dunn and Bradstreet,
Sun Microsystems)
Corporate Counseling Associates (Office of Court Administration)
Multiplan Managed Care ( Glidden, Liberty Mutual, Tire Centers)
Integra ( Pitney Bowes, Bethlehem Steel )
The Holman Group ( William Morris, Yamaha, Fujitsu, United Transportation
Union)
Cambridge
Pacificare
USA Healthnet ( Arby's
Roast Beef, State Farm Insurance, Holiday Inns, Black and Decker, Amoco)
Wellpoint Behavioral
Health
Preferred Mental
Health Management (Walmart, General Mills, Best Buy Inc, Show Biz Pizza, Lucas
Industries)
Medical Cities
Private Healthcare
Systems of America ( Motorola)
EAP Consultants
Compsych ( GE Capital,
Penske Automotive, Chase Manhattan Bank)
American Substance
Abuse Professionals
Edison EAP
Integrated Insights
Contact Inc
Employee Health
Services ( Army Corp of Engineers, Moog, Graphic Controls)
Managed Health Network
( RJR Nabisco, Avon, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pepsi Cola, Walt Disney Corp,
Budget Rent a Car, NEC Electronics, Bristol-Myers Squibb)
Drug Enforcement
Administration - EAP Area Clinician
Department of Homeland Security - EAP Area Clinician
If your plan is not on the above list, due
to the complexities of managed care I may still be able to take it. Please
call,
email
or use the
information request form,
if you have any questions about whether or not I accept your insurance. Even
if I am not listed as a provider with your plan, it is still often possible
to arrange with your insurance company for you to be seen by me.
If you do not have insurance please contact me to discuss my fee structure.
Based on your circumstances, and needs, together we will work out the best
way for you to get the counseling and support that you require.
