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The mental health crisis isn't a supply problem — there are plenty of therapists. It's an access problem. Insurance is the bottleneck and we're opening it.
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A doctor can wait six months to start seeing patients because their paperwork is stuck in a credentialing queue. That's six months of patients who can't get care.
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The stigma conversation is important but it's a distraction from the access conversation. Even when people want help, they can't find a good therapist who takes their insurance within 30 miles.
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A candle maker in Portland can now sell to a gift shop in Vermont without ever meeting them, without a sales team, and without worrying about getting paid. That was impossible five years ago.