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'60 Minutes' Shows Denial Rate For Mental Health Claims

“60 Minutes” shined a lightSunday on the issue of patients denied mental health treatment by doctors who never even saw them. That’s despite mandatory coverage for mental health services under the Affordable Care Act.

The claim denial rate often exceeded 90 percent.