Psychiatrists say unreasonable burdens from President Obama’s Affordable Care Act are forcing doctors out of the Washington, D.C., market, leaving residents struggling to access mental health treatment through the District’s healthcare exchange.
Only 14 percent of people searching for mental health treatment in the District were able to successfully schedule an appointment, according to a survey from the American Psychiatric Association (APA). A staggering 86 percent of psychiatrists in D.C.’s Health Insurance Exchange Network said they were unable to take on new patients or were completely unreachable.
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