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One in three Americans has resolved to make 2025 the year they get therapy. If you’re one of them, brace yourself: Figuring out how to get your insurance benefits to cover therapy can take some legwork.  The drudgery of figuring out whether and how your insurance plan covers therapy — or choosing between plans in the hope of getting therapy covered — can feel overwhelming. In a recent poll, more than half of Americans surveyed said mental health treatment costs were a major barrier to care, while four in 10 people said the scarcity of providers was a big obstacle. A third of psychologists don’t take insurance at all, and even people who get health insurance through their jobs often have to go out of network for their mental health care.  As complicated as it is for Americans to get physical health care covered by insurance, “people with mental health conditions get the short end of the stick,” wrote Hannah Wesolowski, chief advocacy officer at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), in an email to Vox.  “We wait longer, we pay more, and we have less choice for providers.”  That makes it especially important to understand how to navigate the mental health benefits insurance plans offer. Here’s what you need to know. Do most insurance plans cover therapy?  For more than 15 years, the US has had a law — the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act — that requires most health insurance plans to provide mental health coverage that’s as good as their physical health coverage. In particular, the law forbids insurance companies from charging more for visits to a mental health care provider than for other visits, or from limiting the number of those visits its plans cover. However, this regulation hasn’t exactly created a consumer utopia. Insurance companies often pay super low rates to mental health providers in their networks, so many therapists simply opt out of partnering with insurance plans. People seeking in-network care are also often faced with “ghost networks,” provider directories that seem robust at first before you find out that many of the providers aren’t actually taking new patients, says Wesolowski. That means many people often end up having to contact four or more providers before finding an in-network therapist. People who struggle to find a covered therapist often end up going without.  A new law passed in September takes aim at the sparse network problem, and may force health insurance companies to expand their provider networks in the next few years.  What do all these insurance terms mean?  People trying to get therapy covered by their insurance typically run into a few different types of charges that it’s helpful to understand: Co-pays and co-insurance. These are out-of-pocket payments you make when you visit a therapist or buy medication. Co-pays are a set amount — you might get charged a $30 co-pay for each therapy visit — while co-insurance payments charge you a proportion of the price tag; for example, 30 percent of each visit’s cost. With co-insurance, the discounted price doesn’t usually apply until you’ve already spent a certain amount of money on your health care. That spending threshold is known as a… Deductible. This is the amount you have to pay out of pocket each year before your insurance plan starts kicking in its share of costs. For example, if your deductible is $2,000, you’ll pay the full cost of all of your physical and mental health care until you’ve hit that threshold; afterward, you’ll only pay a portion of the cost (e.g.  co-insurance or your regular co-pays). Out-of-pocket maximum. This is the most you’d have to spend on all the services your insurance plan covers in a year, including your deductible and any co-pays or co-insurances.  If you’re evaluating a health plan to determine how it covers therapy, look at the section of the plan document on mental health, under the “outpatient” subsection. Look for language describing visits to a therapist: This might include language like “office visits,” “individual, family, or group psychotherapy,” “medication management,” and “virtual care” or “telehealth.  Some plans may require you to pay full price for therapy visits until you reach your deductible, then kick in some percentage of the visits’ cost until the end of the year. Alternately, you might have to pay a co-pay for every visit, while the plan covers the rest. Still other plans may fully cover a certain number of visits before you start paying out of pocket. In most insurance plans, getting care from the plan’s network of providers will likely cost you less than care from out-of-network providers. Many plans will pay some percentage of the total cost for providers in their network, and a lower percentage (or nothing) for providers out of network. Read through the plan carefully and call your insurance company (the 800 number on your insurance card) if you have questions. Lastly, the plan should also note the number of visits it will cover in one year, something like the “calendar year maximum.” Most plans are now required to cover unlimited visits, but there are a few exceptions.  Once you start therapy, many therapists will give you the bill directly, which you pay and then submit to your insurer for reimbursement. Should you find a therapist first, or choose an insurance plan first? One of the key predictors of how helpful therapy will be is whether you “click” with your therapist — so having a range of personality types and approaches to choose from is good for consumers. But, insurance companies limit the number of therapists you can access at a lower cost. If you want to start therapy, it can be challenging to figure out whether to choose a therapist first and then see if they fall under an insurance plan, or choose an insurance plan first, then find a therapist from the plan’s list of in-network providers. There’s no wrong choice here — how you approach this really depends on what you value most and the resources you have at hand. If it’s most important to you to keep costs down, it makes sense to find an insurance plan with decent therapy coverage first, and steel yourself to do some digging for a therapist match once you’re covered. (We’ve got some tips on finding a provider that’s a good fit here.)  However, if you’re set on working with a particular mental health practitioner, it might make more sense to ask the provider which insurance plans they work with. (If you choose this route, make sure you know exactly which plans the provider accepts — it’s not enough to know the insurance company’s name.) What if I don’t have insurance? Or can’t afford therapy?  If you’re uninsured, it’s worth checking whether you qualify for government-sponsored insurance programs like Medicaid or Medicare — or can afford to buy your own insurance, either through your job, from your state’s Affordable Care Act exchange (also known as the ACA, or Obamacare), or from an insurance broker. If you can’t get health insurance, you still have options. If you want therapy, paying full price out of pocket may be an option. It’s costly, typically ranging from $100 to $200 for a session. Some providers offer therapy on a sliding scale — which means lower costs for people with less ability to pay — so it’s worth asking. Many online-only providers provide services to people paying out of pocket (some also accept certain insurance plans) and can be very effective. “The pandemic changed the way we thought about telehealth,” says Jeff Ashby, a psychologist and professor at Georgia State University who researches stress and trauma. “What we discovered — consistent with previous research — is that a whole lot of issues can be treated using telehealth.” There are also low- and no-cost therapy options out there. Megan Rochford, who oversees NAMI’s national helpline, suggests looking for universities with graduate programs training people to provide psychotherapy; these often offer treatment for free.  Although many people may think of talk therapy and medications as the cornerstones of care, there are other ways to get help and support from other people. Group therapy is typically less expensive than individual therapy, and for some people, is just as effective. The American Group Psychotherapy Association has a website where you can search for certified group therapists near you. Self-help and support groups can also be helpful in lots of situations; you can find a few lists of support groups here and here. Some people may also find peer support, healing circles, and other community care approaches very useful.  In addition, there are lots of free and confidential mental health “warmlines” that provide help over the phone: The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) runs a national helpline, and many states run their own warmlines. These are different from hotlines like 988 in that they’re geared less toward supporting people through a crisis and more toward connecting people with resources for future care. NAMI and Mental Health America have websites with troves of resources for people seeking low-cost support for mental health concerns: Check out their page on community care, their directory of helplines, and other resources. However you choose to get help, it’s worth remembering that you’re not walking alone.

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Aaron Rodgers at an ayahuasca retreat in the Netflix docuseries Aaron Rodgers: Enigma. | Netflix When former Buffalo Bill Jordan Poyer heard New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers extol the benefits of ayahuasca on The Pat McAfee Show in 2023, he was suspicious — but intrigued. Poyer had been struggling with his marriage and his recovery from alcoholism, and after hearing Rodgers discuss “plant medicine” — as the psychoactive brew is commonly described among acolytes — he decided to give it a try, to apparently life-changing results. Poyer relays all this in the recent Netflix documentary Aaron Rodgers: Enigma, which looks at the mystery of the possibly retiring Super Bowl champion.  Rodgers isn’t just any athlete partaking in psychedelics and inspiring others to do the same. He seems to be drawn to fringe concepts: He’s expressed anti-vax views and is a good friend of public health conspiracist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He’s reportedly shown interest in 9/11 and Sandy Hook conspiracy theories, the latter of which he has denied. He believes that HIV/AIDS was invented by the government. Yet the 41-year-old self-professed perfectionist’s enthusiasm for ayahuasca, in particular, feels predictable for an increasingly mainstream category of men he represents: wealthy dudes who are obsessed with self-improvement and rely on their own “research” to an often troubling degree.   Likewise, a growing number of tech CEOs, like OpenAI’s Sam Altman, have raved about the “transformative” experience of taking ayahuasca, which has supposedly increased their productivity, creativity, and leadership skills. Controversial bro-science guys like spiritual wellness advocate Aubrey Marcus (also in Rodgers’s documentary) have expressed similar enthusiasm. Marcus, who wrote the self-help books Own the Day, Own Your Life and Master Your Mind, Master Your Life, recently made a film about the psychedelic ritual. Elon Musk and controversial computer scientist Lex Fridman took it together. Definitive “podcast bro” Joe Rogan has been an advocate of ayahuasca for years.  Still, the drug seems to have reached some kind of cultural tipping point. Even film and television have seen their fair share of men tripping out on the drug recently, from Oscar-bait movies like Queer to semi-prestige shows like Industry to cast members on Bravo reality shows, almost always depicting the ironically “feminine” drug being taken by men.  While there are some notable women who’ve partaken in ayahuasca rituals — including comedian Chelsea Handler, who said it led her to seek out therapy, and Lindsay Lohan, who said it “changed her life” — the increasingly male pop cultural footprint of ayahuasca use in Western culture has recently given the ancient drug a more cynical reputation.  Also popularly known as yage, ayahuasca has been used for thousands of years by Indigenous people in Peru, Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador. The bitter-tasting herbal drink is made by boiling stem and bark from the Banisteriopsis caapi vine and the leaves of the Psychotria viridis shrub, which contains the strong psychedelic drug dimethyltryptamine (DMT). Known for its purgative qualities, a typical experience entails about four to six hours of crying, sweating, vomiting, and/or diarrhea, all while experiencing intense hallucinations.  Allison Feduccia, the founder of the drug safety organization Psychedelic Support, says that, historically, ayahuasca’s “healing potential ranged from many different physical ailments to psychological issues.” However, it’s increasingly become known for its effects on mental health. “I would say that the most known properties that people seek ayahuasca for in the modern day are healing of past traumas, of depression, addiction, disorders, and grief,” Feduccia said. A common selling point for ayahuasca is that it’s supposedly like “10 years of therapy” in one day. Likewise, much of the marketing for ayahuasca retreats, including the notable number of all-male ones, lists “growth,” “purpose,” “brotherhood,” and “vulnerability” as some of the results that participants can gain from the experience. Retreats also emphasize a connection to nature.  There seems to be some truth to these claims of psychological improvement. A 2018 observational study found that participants who partook in an ayahuasca session showed improved emotional regulation and capacities for mindfulness 24 hours after intake. In another study, LGBTQ participants said they left the ritual feeling more affirmed about their identities. Researchers have also found that it can reduce depression.  “The psychedelic adept is seen as someone creative and inspired, a Promethean figure who’s not afraid of reaching for godlike status.”Mike Jay According to some testimonials, it seems that the relative convenience of ayahuasca is a draw for a certain type of man who lives an optimized life — and maybe wants to shortcut long-term traditional therapy. Rodgers highlights this feature in his docuseries, calling it “the hardest medicine possible.” Powerful businessmen, like investor Eddy Vaisburg and COBE CEO Felix van de Sand, have talked about the experience in terms of making them better people and, therefore, better workers.  It’s even less of a surprise that these drugs are popular among men who claim to possess the most knowledge and creativity in society. Cultural historian Mike Jay, who wrote High Society: Mind-Altering Drugs in History and Culture, says psychedelics have always been attractive to “people who see themselves as powerful and or exceptional” and are thus drawn to their “magical possibilities.”  “The psychedelic adept is seen as someone creative and inspired, a Promethean figure who’s not afraid of reaching for godlike status,” says Jay. The trend of rich, powerful men turning to ayahuasca has become a noticeable trope in film and TV over the past year, if one that often highlights the limitations of the medicine and the people taking it. In the latest season of the HBO financial drama Industry, banker Robert Spearing (Harry Lawtey) is dragged to an ayahuasca ceremony with his client, an arrogant and underqualified venture capitalist named Henry Muck (Kit Harrington). Little to no gravity is applied to Robert’s hallucinations, including his mommy- and work-related issues, a reminder that those unfamiliar with the experience have no idea what kind of insights ayahuasca users are actually receiving during these trips. In one ridiculous moment, he sees a scrolling ticker with the words “eat it,” referring to a scene in season one where his dominating love interest, Yasmin (Marisa Abela), orders him to consume his own semen. When they both emerge from their respective trips, Henry tells Robert that they “have to find a way to monetize this.” Cast members from Bravo’s reality shows have also participated in ayahuasca ceremonies, specifically some of the more problematic men, eliciting eye rolls and skepticism from their cast members and the audience. On the latest season of the Bravo series Southern Charm, the show’s main “F-boy,” 45-year-old Shep Rose, goes on an ayahuasca retreat after being confronted by the cast for his excessive drinking and belligerent behavior. When he returns in the current season, he’s somehow even less aware of the effects of his actions on his friends. A similar situation played out on Bravo’s The Valley, where cast member Jesse Lally decides to save his marriage by leaving his family for several days to attend an ayahuasca ceremony. (It doesn’t work.)  The Luca Guadagnino film Queer, adapted from Williams Burroughs’s 1985 novella of the same name, also features two men whose attempts at healing through ayahuasca go terribly wrong. In the film’s third act, two emotionally distant lovers go to Ecuador and consume the brew, hoping to lose their inhibitions and embark on an unconstrained romance. Despite telepathically communicating with one another and figuratively vomiting their hearts out, it doesn’t bring them any closer.  So how did ayahuasca become such a man-coded trend? Jay says that, in the West, the area of psychedelics has always been “male-dominated,” from the discoveries by figures like Aldous Huxley, Albert Hofmann, and R. Gordon Wasson in the first half of the 20th century to its wider use throughout the counterculture movement.  “Psychedelics emerged from a culture where men still dominated the worlds of science and medicine, and self-experimenting with drugs was seen as heroic and pioneering,” says Jay. “The counterculture was similar to the scientific world that preceded it. And the tech/business world is rooted in the same assumptions.” He says that women always had an “invisible” role in this science. However, traditional gender roles made it harder for women to undertake these experiments, which involved “public disinhibition” or “episodes that might be seen as psychotic.” Meanwhile, men, particularly those of high social standing, did not face repercussions for exhibiting undignified behavior.  “Privilege and social capital make it easier to carry it off and be taken seriously,” says Jay. “For those with more marginalized identities, it’s more harshly judged or seen as the mark of an unstable character.”  This thread of privilege is evident in who is most comfortable partaking in ayahuasca ceremonies, which are frequently set abroad in remote locations. “With psychedelics not being legal [in the United States], a lot of women with children might not want to take that type of risk,” says Feduccia. “Women might not be able to get away from home to take these trips to the Amazon.”  She also references the number of women who have spoken out about sexual abuse that can occur during these types of spiritual retreats, in addition to general concerns about safety when traveling. In a 2020 report for the BBC, a New Zealand woman describes going on an ayahuasca retreat where she was the only single woman and being coerced by the male shaman into performing sexual acts.  This all might help explain why the recent real and fictional depictions of male ayahuasca use are notably quite cynical. From Queer to Industry to The Valley, they defy the notion that the drug is automatically transformative or positive for each of its consumers. If you’re a toxic husband, a greedy capitalist, or an emotionally repressed individual, the potion may not have much to offer you. In fact, it may just make you a more insufferable and limited person. Out of all of these examples, though, Rodgers’s docuseries might be the worst advertisement for dudes taking ayahuasca. In between interviews of the quarterback discussing how the drug has positively affected his life, viewers are bombarded with soundbites of Rodgers disputing vaccine research and scenes of him mingling with controversial figures, like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Despite Poyer’s apparent success, Rodgers still seems to be doggedly searching, trying to find enough self-love to make it through his 20th season in the NFL, even with a torn Achilles tendon. It’s telling that, despite his claims of the drug’s effectiveness, he’s partaken in the ritual a staggering 10 times. While ayahuasca seems to have some healing power, it could definitely use better publicity. 

The president of the United States is the country’s chief law-enforcement officer and the symbol of national authority and unity.This incoming president faces a battery of criminal charges relating to his abuse of office and to personal frauds. He’s been convicted of some already; more are pending. He is also the author of a conspiracy to overthrow the 2020 election and seize power by violence. More than 1,000 of his followers have been convicted and sentenced for their roles in his attempted coup d’état.These two sets of facts are obviously in considerable tension. How will they be resolved?A strong desire exists—not only among pro–Donald Trump partisans—to wish away the contradiction. Trump will be president again. Every domestic interest group, every faction in Congress, every foreign government will need to do business with him. It’s unavoidable; the system cannot operate around him as if he were not there.What cannot be avoided will not be avoided. And because most of us need to believe in what we are doing, almost every institution in American society and the great majority of its wealthiest and most influential citizens will find some way to make peace with Trump’s actions on January 6, 2021. Nobody wants to say aloud, “The Constitution is all very well up to a point, but the needs of the National Association of Birdhouse Manufacturers must come first.” Inevitably, though, our words come into alignment with our interests, and our thoughts then come into alignment with our words.On the ever rarer occasions when the January 6 insurrection is discussed, the excuses will flow more and more readily. Trump didn’t conspire. It was just a protest that got out of hand. Only a tiny minority broke any important laws. Surely, they have already been punished enough. Anyway, the George Floyd protests were worse. Even Trump’s opponents will fall more or less in line. As Democrats try to make sense of their 2024 defeat, some are already arguing that the party paid too much attention to procedural issues: too much talk about democracy, not enough about the price of eggs. Many will argue that the best way to win in 2028 is to attack Trump and his administration as servants of the ultrarich—in other words, by dusting off the playbook that Democrats have traditionally run against Republicans. Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris all campaigned against Trump as a kind of aberration; all welcomed the support of non-Trump Republicans. Next time, things are likely to be different. Trump will be lumped together with all of his Republican predecessors, and the way to succeed in the lumping together is by jettisoning the topics on which Trump is unique (violent coups d’état) and focusing on the topics where he is not unique (tax cuts for the rich and regulatory favors to corporations). The attempted coup of 2021 will be unhelpful old news in a 2028 cycle defined by performative populism.These imperatives will apply even to that supposed incubator of anti-Trump feeling, the sad dying remnants of what used to be called the mainstream media. (Today, of course, anti-Semitic and anti-vax cranks on YouTube draw much bigger audiences than any program on CNN or MSNBC, so what counts as “mainstream” or “fringe” is a very open question.) If you’re a normal journalist trying to report on inauguration plans or the staffing of the Cabinet or the administration’s first budget, your job depends on access, and access depends on playing ball to a greater or lesser degree. If you keep banging on about an attempted coup that happened four years ago, you are just making yourself irrelevant. And when you encounter somebody else who bangs on about it, you will be tempted to dismiss them as irrelevant, too.The coup makers won. The coup resisters lost. Washington is not a city that spares much sympathy for losers.“This never happened,” advises Don Draper on the television series Mad Men. “It will shock you how much it never happened.” So it will be with the first attempt by a serving president to overthrow the government he was sworn to protect.Not all of us, however, have to live in the world of Washington transactions. Some of us need to volunteer to keep talking about the inconvenient things.Trump really did try by violence to violate the first rule of constitutional democracy: Respect elections. Constitutional democracy matters, whether or not the theme helps Democratic candidates for federal office, whether or not it energizes media consumers, whether or not it advances the lobbying agenda of the National Association of Birdhouse Manufacturers. Those volunteers don’t need to blame those other Washington players for doing what they feel they need to do. The volunteers have only to remain faithful to their purpose: to push back against the Draper doctrine that the unwanted past can be made to disappear. It did happen. It should still shock us how much it did happen.