As one of the areas largest providers, it is a shame to see care being limited.
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Katelyn Kerr
8 months ago
Many local therapists have waitlists!
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Sabrina Zitzelberger
8 months ago
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While I am already credentialed with UPMC, I know that I cannot handle the number of UPMC clients who reach out looking for services. There is a strong need for more therapists, particularly ones who, like myself, specialize in working with one or more marginalized communities.
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Ashley Gallo LCSW
8 months ago
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Supporting colleagues who want to be in-network. Demand from your members is at an all-time high and those of us in network are full with constant waitlists. Let more providers in and streamline your employees in the contracting department to process applications in a more timely and effective manner (we waited 6-9 months for each credentialing application to be finalized with paperwork "lost" on UPMC's end multiple times during the process despite us having email receipts of transmissions that were previously confirmed received by your staff.) No other insurance plan has chronic barriers like this.
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Chris Gordon
8 months ago
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It is unfortunate for my UPMC clients that they have had to pay out of pocket for therapy instead of using their insurance due to UPMC’s decision to pause credentialing. UPMC is creating an artificial barrier to care.
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Sydney Stephenson
8 months ago
UPMC needs to make it easier to access care. The network isn't saturated, there's wait-list especially for speciality care!
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Lori McNulty
8 months ago
This is so necessary to help people who are desperate for care.
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Anonymous
8 months ago
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I live in rural PA where UPMC is one of the main insurance providers. The practice I work for is having to turn clients away even though they have open slots because they opened a year ago and haven't been able to get added to the network for UPMC. The only other options are nonprofits who have months-years long waitlist for private insurance due to the lack of available licensed clinicians in this county. Pittsburgh area may have a full network, but rural PA certainly does NOT.
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Daria Durny
8 months ago
Addendum:
In addition, once the credentialing is opened to providers the completion time from application to approval be no longer than 30 business days.
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Justine Nyquist
8 months ago
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Thank you for forming this petition, this is becoming a huge barrier not only for our clients getting care but clinicians staying in this role (and avoiding burnout!).
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Peregrine Kelly
8 months ago
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Between claims of market saturation and the extremely long wait for credentialing, UPMC clients are the hardest for my practice to serve.
As one of the areas largest providers, it is a shame to see care being limited.
Many local therapists have waitlists!
While I am already credentialed with UPMC, I know that I cannot handle the number of UPMC clients who reach out looking for services. There is a strong need for more therapists, particularly ones who, like myself, specialize in working with one or more marginalized communities.
Supporting colleagues who want to be in-network. Demand from your members is at an all-time high and those of us in network are full with constant waitlists. Let more providers in and streamline your employees in the contracting department to process applications in a more timely and effective manner (we waited 6-9 months for each credentialing application to be finalized with paperwork "lost" on UPMC's end multiple times during the process despite us having email receipts of transmissions that were previously confirmed received by your staff.) No other insurance plan has chronic barriers like this.
It is unfortunate for my UPMC clients that they have had to pay out of pocket for therapy instead of using their insurance due to UPMC’s decision to pause credentialing. UPMC is creating an artificial barrier to care.
UPMC needs to make it easier to access care. The network isn't saturated, there's wait-list especially for speciality care!
This is so necessary to help people who are desperate for care.
I live in rural PA where UPMC is one of the main insurance providers. The practice I work for is having to turn clients away even though they have open slots because they opened a year ago and haven't been able to get added to the network for UPMC. The only other options are nonprofits who have months-years long waitlist for private insurance due to the lack of available licensed clinicians in this county. Pittsburgh area may have a full network, but rural PA certainly does NOT.
Addendum: In addition, once the credentialing is opened to providers the completion time from application to approval be no longer than 30 business days.
Thank you for forming this petition, this is becoming a huge barrier not only for our clients getting care but clinicians staying in this role (and avoiding burnout!).
Between claims of market saturation and the extremely long wait for credentialing, UPMC clients are the hardest for my practice to serve.
Please help therapists and patients.
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