Session Information
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost .
Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.
Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.
If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.
Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call 1-800-985-3059.
The decision to use, or not use, health insurance is up to you and should be considered prior to initiating therapy. Insurance can make therapy more accessible by reducing the financial barrier through the use of copays. For folks with low copays this can be especially attractive. The trade-off is confidentiality and privacy. Every claim that is submitted has to be submitted with a diagnosis. I have no idea who sees that information, but I know it’s more people than just you and I. Periodically, an insurance company may request a client’s entire file. That’s a huge invasion of privacy that I’m 100% against and it’s the reason I resisted taking insurance for as long as I did. I want you to understand what’s at risk. Once any information leaves my office, we lose control over who sees, uses, hacks, or bases future decisions off of that information.
If you choose to self-pay, my fee is $150 per 55 minutes of therapy. In some cases, we can talk about a reduced fee, however, a reduction is not guaranteed.
I do reserve a portion of my caseload for clients who do not have insurance and cannot afford a reduced fee. These appointments are limited in number and based on demonstrated economic hardship. If these appointments are full, I can’t offer any guesses on when one will be open. You can check back later or leave me your name and number and I’ll let you know when an appointment becomes available.
