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Use, Modality, and Reimbursement Patterns of Outpatient Psychotherapy Among Children With Commercial Insurance

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.34132

September 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study examines trends in the use, modality, and reimbursement of outpatient psychotherapy among commercially insured children in the US from 2016 to 2023.

Corresponding Author: Paul R. Shafer, PhD, Department of Health Law, Policy, and Management, School of Public Health, Boston University, 715 Albany St, Boston, MA 02118 (pshafer@bu.edu).

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