Advocacy & Investigations

Michelle Roberts, MS, PLMHP

I am a therapist, a writer, and an advocate. My work begins with relationships, but it doesn't end at the therapy room door.

Here I write about the systems that shape who receives care, who gets left behind, and what happens when institutions entrusted with people's well-being become sources of harm.

This is a place for investigation, witness, and accountability. For the questions that don't disappear simply because someone refuses to answer them.

The personal is never separate from the systemic.

Advocacy Articles
The Market Is Saturated. Please Ignore the Empty Chairs.
The Market Is Saturated. Please Ignore the Empty Chairs.

Nebraska insurers say their behavioral health networks are full. So why can't patients find care? An investigation into closed panels, corporate consolidation, and the disappearing independence of therapists.

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What They're Stealing From Us
What They're Stealing From Us

When insurance companies sever long-standing therapeutic relationships, what actually gets lost? An investigation into disrupted care, ghost networks, and the human cost of treating trust as interchangeable.

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Nebraska Behavioral Health Access Toolkit

Choose what you need. Find the relevant instructions, documentation, and next steps without reading the entire investigation.

I've Lost Access to Care

For Medicaid members facing denials, disrupted treatment, or unavailable providers.

Audit a Provider Network

Test directories, record actual availability, and document findings.

My Insurance Network is Closed

For clinicians facing credentialing denials, terminations, and coverage disruptions.

Demand Accountability

Records requests, regulatory complaints, parity, and Nebraska oversight.