After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic. But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necessary.”
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For more than a year, we’ve been reporting on how American insurance companies — quietly and with little government pushback — have assumed an outsize role in mental health care. Hundreds of mental health providers told us they fled networks because insurers made their jobs impossible and their lives miserable. People in pain are paying the price.
How much enrollment has fallen at Chicago Public Schools over the last decade. The enrollment slide at some schools in the North Lawndale neighborhood was partly the result of decisions by previous mayors and public school administrations who labeled the neighborhood schools as failing and opened new ones — many run by private entities — that drew families away. The decline has meant some local schools became tiny, costly to run and unable to offer a rich student experience.
Along with Chalkbeat Chicago, we report on efforts to reduce declining enrollment in neighborhood schools.
