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> The average cost of an in-person ADHD CBT session in the US is $200-300 Is that real? Or the average cost in a city like NYC? My partner has been looking for

by porker 5y ago

> The average cost of an in-person ADHD CBT session in the US is $200-300 Is that real? Or the average cost in a city like NYC? My partner has been looking for this in the UK, and the cost is under half this (so long as you're not looking for a big-name London clinic)

throwanem 5y ago
I believe it's not outside the expected range for therapy services in the US. How much the patient pays depends on what their insurance will cover.
rancar2 5y ago
The cash prices in the US have gone up significantly since telehealth gained regulatory support and patient adoption after pandemic related lockdowns started. To the point of Inflow, they are offering both an alternative and supplement to this kind of care. Context: I helped build and launch CareDash’s telehealth marketplace, which serves the large national players in mental health in the US.
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PragmaticPulp 5y ago
The people I know in this field bill around $110-$120, though my friend readily discounts to $80 for cash pay patients who are struggling. The $200-$300 might refer to the price they bill to insurance companies, which is not the real price anyone pays. Insurance pays the higher of the billed cost or the allowed cost, so anyone billing insurance makes sure to bill much higher than the allowed cost to avoid leaving money on the table. In practice, people with decent insurance will be paying $15-25 copays on average, not $200-300. I suspect their marketing material is being deliberately misleading in order to dissuade people from actual therapy, which is not cool. Wish they’d just market it as an adjunctive tool instead of a therapy replacement while trying to discourage people from going to therapy. Between this and the $110 automatic charge if people forget to cancel the trial, this app feels like they let the “growth hackers” loose on the app instead of trying to be genuinely helpful.

by porker 5y ago

throwanem 5y ago

I believe it's not outside the expected range for therapy services in the US. How much the patient pays depends on what their insurance will cover.

rancar2 5y ago

The cash prices in the US have gone up significantly since telehealth gained regulatory support and patient adoption after pandemic related lockdowns started. To the point of Inflow, they are offering both an alternative and supplement to this kind of care. Context: I helped build and launch CareDash’s telehealth marketplace, which serves the large national players in mental health in the US.

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PragmaticPulp 5y ago

The people I know in this field bill around $110-$120, though my friend readily discounts to $80 for cash pay patients who are struggling. The $200-$300 might refer to the price they bill to insurance companies, which is not the real price anyone pays. Insurance pays the higher of the billed cost or the allowed cost, so anyone billing insurance makes sure to bill much higher than the allowed cost to avoid leaving money on the table. In practice, people with decent insurance will be paying $15-25 copays on average, not $200-300. I suspect their marketing material is being deliberately misleading in order to dissuade people from actual therapy, which is not cool. Wish they’d just market it as an adjunctive tool instead of a therapy replacement while trying to discourage people from going to therapy. Between this and the $110 automatic charge if people forget to cancel the trial, this app feels like they let the “growth hackers” loose on the app instead of trying to be genuinely helpful.