a lower-stress (lower-stakes?) political post

A few days ago, cattitude mentioned something he'd seen on Twitter, about a health insurance tactic to stop people from getting mental health care: listing non-existent psychiatrists in their networks so the would-be patient would be frustrated and give up without ever finding care the insurer would have to pay for. (He mentioned this because I'd spent an annoying amount of time in April and May trying to find a psychiatrist.)

There's a proposed bill in Massachusetts, H.913, which would outlaw this bit of fraud; the legislature's website says both my (generally excellent) legislators are co-sponsoring it. I sent a quick email thank-you to both, and got an answer from Denise Provost, saying "I know that Somerville residents are deeply engaged in the public policy issues of the day, but the range and depth of community concerns is always a marvel. Thanks for paying attention, and thanks for your advocacy."

(This post started as a comment on thisfinecrew.)