Attorney General Letitia James. Photo: Ryland West/ALM

A new report from the New York Attorney General said that insurance companies are failing to provide access to mental health care to consumers in that state.  The new report, "Inaccurate and inadequate: Health plans' mental health provider network directories," surveyed nearly 400 mental health providers who appeared in health plan networks and found that 86% were unreachable, not-in-network, or not accepting new patients.

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