How often do you go on strike?
Yup....I was 98% sure it was Kaiser.
I was thinking something along the same lines; however, increasing the value and compensation of the midlevels should increase ours. As doctoral professionals, our professional organization should be working on this stuff so that we can support the midlevels, but we should remain separate.
APA as a whole maybe not (although maybe it's been improving recently), but APAPO is definitely more active on that front. I stay in APA because I strongly feel psychologists need a single, national "voice," and the APA is the best we've got; and also to continue supporting the Practice Organization and their advocacy.
I had a horrible union in an old job and couldn’t opt out of paying them a lot of money every year. Definitely gave me a negative view of unions but I do see how they can be valuable, but mine was every negative stereotype you’ve heard.
Some do a pretty good job at finding that middle ground. And, the numbers for union involvement are fairly consistent regarding increased wages. But yes, they do need appropriate checks and balances.
Not sure why kaiser should be on the hook to pay for out of network care for these patients. When nurses go on strike this doesn't happen, just the department is shut down.
Just my guess--maybe because the insurance requires they go to a Kaiser facility, but Kaiser facilities now can't reasonably provide the service? Sort of like if a VA shutdown because people went on strike, I suspect VA would be financially obligated to pay for care for the patients at outside facilities. I have no experience or familiarity with Kaiser insurance but wonder if it's a similar situation/setup.
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Welp... they're not. Huge shortage of providers in their outside network, too.
Do your patients commit suicide or require hospitalization when they can't get appointments because Kaiser is too cheap to hire providers or pay them decently? Ours do. That is why poor Kaiser needs to pay for out-of-network care or fix the problems.
New California state law also requires a first visit within 10 business days and follow up visits within 10 business days, unless deemed not detrimental to the patient to wait longer. These are mental health specific laws.
This is on their public union website:
Your Rights as a Mental Health Patient in California - Your Rights as a Mental Health Patient - National Union of Healthcare Workers
Learn about your rights under the law as a mental health patient.
Big oil and industry don't directly involve life and death. Mental health does.
I've seen insurance deny many things. They just have the patient pay for it and absolve themselves. I do prior authorization all the time that is denied
Yep and they were the insurer etc. They give alot of lobbyist money. Nothing will happen
Maybe they are but Kaiser is politically very powerful.
People that have Kaiser cannot generally afford to pay for anything else.
All of this is really NOT about denial of claims, although that certainly does happen in various contexts. It is more about the delay of service and overwork of providers.
So what? That’s not what I said. Are you misreading my statement or arguing in bad faith?
