Vitani

Wow this topic is like a few years old... but who cares. Anyway I wanted to respond because I just got approved for stage 2 with Molina... and I am just feeling like why even bother at this point. I don't care about the 12 visits with each of the providers. I can jump through those hoops no problem, if they were all local hoops... but they are telling me that the mental health provider has to be one that specializes in bariatric stuff... and the nearest one to me is a 3 hour drive away. They expect me to drive 6 hours a week for 12 weeks to see this therapist? It's insane... My nurse at my doctor's office said that. I am trying to double check this information with Molina themselves but like.. there's no way my health would permit me to drive that much. Just no way. Does anyone here know if this is true? I thought the 12 visits with the mental health provider could be with literally any mental health provider as long as they write up an assessment at the end. I didn't know it had to be with some specialized one that has certain credentials. But the nurse at my clinic is adamant about it. She says it's that way even with private insurance and is acting like she sets these things up all the time. I said that might be the case with the psych eval, but I can't imagine that's the case for all 12 visits with the therapist. I don't understand why I can't just see a local one... She might as well just be telling me to throw in the towel right now. Does anyone know anything about this? I am so stressed out right now...