Re:Quitting Caffeine
by bduerst on Monday August 14, 2017 @05:10PM
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Many medical organizations require a licensed psychologist to write the prescription for ADHD medications, rather than the attending PCP, and many insurance plans don't cover psychologist visits.
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It would be a psychiatrist, not a psychologist.
And all insurance plans do cover mental health per the ACA... It is one of the ten benefits that must be covered on all plans under the law.
As a psychologist, my experience is that lots of physicians, even psychiatrists, want testing and a diagnosis from a psychologist before prescribing, so it might look like the psychologist is prescribing, when they are just diagnosing.
Incidentally, psychologist prescribing happens in some states also.