Update: A Decent Health Plan? Lyra Health Expanding
by Barbara Griswold, LMFT (Oct 18, 2021)
Want to try working with a health plan that might actually be OK to work with? Read on.
In January, I reported that my favorite health plan to work with is a smaller EAP company named Lyra Health. In my experience, they are provider-friendly, and pay well. They make billing and payment a snap, without the need to file claims — — just go to their website after the session, fill out a few boxes, and the check is in your bank account a few weeks later. While they do like to give clients questionnaires like the GAD-7 or PHQ-9, they send these directly to the clients, so the burden isn’t on you. Some accounts even pay for missed sessions. While they definitely are looking for providers using an Evidence-Based Practices approach, I have felt completely able to provide whatever treatment I feel appropriate.
Lyra recently announced they are expanding, and inviting therapists (and psychiatrists) to apply. At the time of this writing, they are especially looking in the following areas, but you may still apply even if you are outside these areas:
AK: Therapists — Anchorage
AR: Psychiatrists — Springdale
AZ: Psychiatrists — Tucson
CA: Therapists — Apple Valley, Eureka, Fortuna, Fresno, Santa Rosa, Victorville; Psychiatrists: San Jose
CO: Therapists — Colorado Springs, Fort Morgan
FL: Therapists — Jacksonville, Lakeland, Naples
GA: Psychiatrists — Atlanta
IN: Therapists — Columbus; Psychiatrists: Indianapolis
KS: Therapists — Dodge City; Psychiatrists: Dodge City, Kansas City, Wichita
MA: Psychiatrists — Boston, Cambridge
MN: Therapists and Psychiatrists — Minneapolis
MO: Psychiatrists — Marshall, St. Louis
NC: Psychiatrists — Charlotte, Durham, Raleigh
NE: Psychiatrists — Columbus, Schuyler
NM: Therapists — Carlsbad, Artesia, Hobbs – Southeast regions
NY: Therapists — Buffalo, Jamestown; Psychiatrists — New York City
OH: Therapists — Delaware, Dublin, Mansfield, Marion, Marysville; Psychiatrists — Columbus, Delaware, Dublin, Grove City, Hilliard, Mansfield, Marion, Pickerington, Powell, Westerville
OR: Therapists — Beaverton, Canby, Hillsboro, Hood River, McMinnville, Medford, Portland; Psychiatrists: Beaverton, Hillsboro, Portland
PA: Therapists — Downington, Hazleton, York; Psychiatrists — Collegeville, Doylestown, Harleysville, Hazleton, Lansdale, North Wales, Philadelphia
SC: Psychiatrists — Fort Mill
TN: Therapists — Cookeville, Cordova, Memphis, Nashville; Psychiatrists — Hendersonville, Memphis, Nashville
TX: Therapists — Brownsville, El Paso, Friona, Hereford, Lubbock, San Antonio
VA: Therapists and Psychiatrists — Harrisonburg
WA: Therapists — Kennewick, Liberty Lake, Olympia, Pasco, Richland, Spokane, Walla Walla; Psychiatrists — Seattle
Washington D.C. — Psychiatrists
WI: Therapists — Neillsville; Psychiatrists — Milwaukee
To apply in these areas or others, click here