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Why insured Americans struggle to get mental health care

Clip: 11/1/2016 | 6m 45s

When it comes to mental health, even those with insurance struggle to get affordable care.

It’s the first day of enrollment season for the Affordable Care Act. But when it comes to mental health, even those with insurance struggle to get affordable care. Special correspondent April Dembosky and Sheraz Sadiq of KQED meets a mom who faces misinformation, long waitlists for therapists and prohibitively expensive care for her son with autism and herself.

11/01/2016 | Rating NR

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Clip: 11/1/2016 | 7m 15s | On Nov. 8, California voters will vote on a proposition to expand bilingual education. (7m 15s)

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