Leaked internal documents show that the insurance giant is culling providers of applied behavior analysis from its network and scrutinizing the medical necessity of therapy. Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
While I’m hesitant to defend any practice by UHC, ABA isn’t without an enormous butt load of criticisms and controversy.
The biggest problem being is that it encourages masking behavior, which is associated with increased suicide risk (among other things).
I can see where limiting it would be beneficial, but I strongly suspect they aren’t doing it for altruistic purposes. That is the part that bothers me.
While I’m hesitant to defend any practice by UHC, ABA isn’t without an enormous butt load of criticisms and controversy.
The biggest problem being is that it encourages masking behavior, which is associated with increased suicide risk (among other things).
I can see where limiting it would be beneficial, but I strongly suspect they aren’t doing it for altruistic purposes. That is the part that bothers me.