Watch: When Insurance Doesn't Cover A Mental Health Crisis

Arline Feilen of Carol Stream, Ill., spent five days in the hospital undergoing psychiatric care and ended up with a bill of more than $21,000 that her insurance would not pay. CBS This Morning interviewed Feilen and Kaiser Health News Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal about the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” installment on Wednesday.

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<h1>Watch: When Insurance Doesn’t Cover A Mental Health Crisis</h1>
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			November 6, 2019		</time>
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<p>Arline Feilen of Carol Stream, Ill., spent five days in the hospital undergoing psychiatric care and ended up with a bill of more than $21,000 that her insurance would not pay. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/mental-health-crisis-leads-to-unexpected-21634-hospital-bill/">CBS This Morning</a> interviewed Feilen and Kaiser Health News Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal about the latest KHN-NPR <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/grief-grew-into-a-mental-health-crisis-and-a-21634-hospital-bill/">“Bill of the Month” installment</a> on Wednesday.</p><ul><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/watch-when-insurance-doesnt-cover-a-mental-health-crisis/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/watch-when-insurance-doesnt-cover-a-mental-health-crisis/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/watch-when-insurance-doesnt-cover-a-mental-health-crisis/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Watch%3A%20When%20Insurance%20Doesn%27t%20Cover%20A%20Mental%20Health%20Crisis&body=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2FMzI1NDg2&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/watch-when-insurance-doesnt-cover-a-mental-health-crisis/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/watch-when-insurance-doesnt-cover-a-mental-health-crisis/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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