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There was a recent exposé about a chain of mental health clinics in the US which was holding people against their will, again for the insurance and/or Medicaid
by fennecfoxen 9y ago
There was a recent exposé about a chain of mental health clinics in the US which was holding people against their will, again for the insurance and/or Medicaid money.
Ah, here it was: https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosalindadams/intake https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosalindadams/intake
> A button behind the receptionist’s desk controlled the lock to the front door of the facility, and, she said, “If someone came in voluntarily, I wasn’t allowed to let them out of the door.”
> Two dozen current and former employees from 14 UHS facilities across the country told BuzzFeed News that the rule was to keep patients until their insurance ran out in order to get the maximum payment.
A criminal probe is ongoing.