Does Health Insurance Cover Mushrooms and Psychedelics? (Even with a Doctor’s Note?)

Early results from clinical trials on substances like MDMA and psilocybin have been encouraging. In the middle of what is often regarded as a mental health crisis, many of these initiatives target a few of the most expensive and challenging mental health conditions while they are still happening. Researchers and executives discussed how that might convince health insurers, or “payors,” to jump on board during a Perspective on Psychedelics conference in New York.