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How the U.S. insurance system makes finding mental health care difficult

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70% Informative

More than one in five adults in the U.S. live with a mental illness, but only about half receive treatment.

Many struggle to find a therapist that will accept their insurance.

An NPR/ProPublica investigation found that therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists who join insurance networks often leave because of challenges.

VR Score

76

Informative language

78

Neutral language

58

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

49

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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