In the past three years especially, the privatized, corporate managed care model has penetrated the public behavioral health care sector here in Pennsylvania. From the start, I believed that it is doomed to fail.
Privatized care seeks profits by limiting specialized care such as behavioral health.
For persons with the serious, persistent or recurrent disorders, behavioral health care is primary. These persons must have ready and consistent access to behavioral health care. When access is limited, lives are lost due to suicide or regression. This model will not go away quickly or quietly, but it will go away because it is an unethical way to care for those with major behavioral health disorders. Hoc Censorship I am once again reminded why I am proud not to be an NASW member.