Colorado’s mental health care providers face too many administrative burdens

By: Sasha Zabelski

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: February 2, 2026

Words: 570

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Access to mental health care continues to be an issue for Coloradans.

Thirteen percent of Coloradans continue to have problems with accessing mental health care and individuals who are uninsured or have Medicaid report even higher rates of inaccessible care. Typical conversations around the cost of therapy and physical accessibility overshadow a larger conversation on access — administrative burdens associated with becoming a credentialed provider on insurance panels.

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