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EPISODE · Jan 29, 2026 · 32 MIN

What Insurance Doesn’t Want You to Know About Mental Health Care

from Watching Mental Health · host Katie Waechter

Joe Feldman is a mental health advocate and President of Cover My Mental Health, a not-for-profit providing individuals with actionable tools toward overcoming insurance obstacles to mental health and substance use. He was the lead author of a 2021 article in the Journal of Psychiatric Practice on medical necessity letters and has given presentations across the country to clinicians, advocacy groups, parents, and community groups towards improving access to mental health and substance use disorder care. On this episode of Watching Mental Health, we’re talking about access to mental health care and overcoming the insurance obstacles stopping people from getting the care they need. This podcast is brought to you by Classy Communications.  Your solution for business success.  Contact us at classycommunications.net/contactus  And by NVisionU. Visit nvisionu.com/verndix to learn more about spray technology for your health.

Joe Feldman is a mental health advocate and President of Cover My Mental Health, a not-for-profit providing individuals with actionable tools toward overcoming insurance obstacles to mental health and substance use. He was the lead author of a 2021 article in the Journal of Psychiatric Practice on medical necessity letters and has given presentations across the country to clinicians, advocacy groups, parents, and community groups towards improving access to mental health and substance use disorder care. On this episode of Watching Mental Health, we’re talking about access to mental health care and overcoming the insurance obstacles stopping people from getting the care they need. This podcast is brought to you by Classy Communications.  Your solution for business success.  Contact us at classycommunications.net/contactus  And by NVisionU. Visit nvisionu.com/verndix to learn more about spray technology for your health.

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