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Amy Flack, Ph.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
720-581-1425
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
720-581-1425
| Fees and Insurance |
My standard fee is $120 for a 50 minute session. If this is not
something you feel you can afford, I do offer sliding scale fees for
those who qualify.
I accept cash, checks, or credit/debit cards.
I am currently an in-network preferred provider for Anthem Blue
Cross Blue Shield.
something you feel you can afford, I do offer sliding scale fees for
those who qualify.
I accept cash, checks, or credit/debit cards.
I am currently an in-network preferred provider for Anthem Blue
Cross Blue Shield.
In recent years, medical insurance companies have undermined the
confidentiality of psychotherapy by requiring psychotherapists to
submit information about their patients. People who use their
medical insurance or disability insurance to pay for psychotherapy
waive some of their rights to confidentiality. If you use your
insurance, a psychiatric diagnosis must be assigned and transmitted
to your insurance company, detailed clinical information often must
be provided by your therapist, and in the case of “in-network
benefits,” total access to patient files often must be provided to
insurance company employees.
Further, insurance companies often attempt to influence the
methods or course of treatment to save money. That means
treatment decisions are taken away from you and your therapist, the
two people in the best position to make such decisions. Finally,
psychiatric diagnoses may affect your ability to obtain future
health, life, or disability insurance, or to obtain it at a reasonable
cost. There is no way for me to ensure that your confidential
information will be treated as private if it is transmitted to an
insurance company. For example, employers sometimes are able to
obtain personal information from insurance records.
New banking laws also may allow insurance companies to share
information with their affiliate companies unless you opt out.
Because private health information is moving to computer and
internet-based systems, it is becoming even harder to control access
once this information is in “the system.”
Whereas medical privacy may be a major concern for some people,
psychotherapeutic effectiveness depends completely on trust and
confidentiality. In order to protect my patients’ confidentiality, to
provide ethical treatment, and to reduce administrative costs, I
encourage you to pay out-of-pocket for your psychotherapy. I am
happy to provide you with a simple billing statement that you may
submit for “out-of-network” insurance reimbursement and/or for
tax purposes.
confidentiality of psychotherapy by requiring psychotherapists to
submit information about their patients. People who use their
medical insurance or disability insurance to pay for psychotherapy
waive some of their rights to confidentiality. If you use your
insurance, a psychiatric diagnosis must be assigned and transmitted
to your insurance company, detailed clinical information often must
be provided by your therapist, and in the case of “in-network
benefits,” total access to patient files often must be provided to
insurance company employees.
Further, insurance companies often attempt to influence the
methods or course of treatment to save money. That means
treatment decisions are taken away from you and your therapist, the
two people in the best position to make such decisions. Finally,
psychiatric diagnoses may affect your ability to obtain future
health, life, or disability insurance, or to obtain it at a reasonable
cost. There is no way for me to ensure that your confidential
information will be treated as private if it is transmitted to an
insurance company. For example, employers sometimes are able to
obtain personal information from insurance records.
New banking laws also may allow insurance companies to share
information with their affiliate companies unless you opt out.
Because private health information is moving to computer and
internet-based systems, it is becoming even harder to control access
once this information is in “the system.”
Whereas medical privacy may be a major concern for some people,
psychotherapeutic effectiveness depends completely on trust and
confidentiality. In order to protect my patients’ confidentiality, to
provide ethical treatment, and to reduce administrative costs, I
encourage you to pay out-of-pocket for your psychotherapy. I am
happy to provide you with a simple billing statement that you may
submit for “out-of-network” insurance reimbursement and/or for
tax purposes.
| Information About Using Your Insurance |