So, you probably already know that Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI is no longer asking for a 4.4% rate increase. The health insurance company reduced its request to 2.4% at a public hearing earlier this week.
But something else is different too. After reading my post about its changes to deductibles and out of pocket limits, Blue Cross said I'd left out an important detail.
High deductibles such as those described in this article are a main reason why the middle class is effectively unable to access outpatient mental health care except by paying out of pocket.
