This is a group run by the National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers, Inc. (http://www.nomanagedcare.org)
The purpose of this group is to discuss ending the domination of corporate managed care and return choice, privacy, quality, and control over treatment decisions to the patient. We wish to foster a dialogue on alternatives to managed care.
As ValueOptions appears to be the only company that still demands complete therapy notes without appropriate patient authorization and does not provide open
FYI The new issue of *Psychiatric Times* (vol. 25, #8) includes an article on the controversy over the American Psychological Association's policy on detainee
Thanks for everyone's work on this necessary defense! Please make sure you thank your Congresspersons and Senators, and share your displeasure with those who