03/31/2026
I’ve been serving Medicaid clients since 2014, starting in community mental health at a foster care agency in New York. When I built Caladrius, I knew this would remain core to our work.
When people hear we accept Medicaid, the response is usually: “I don’t know how you do it.”
They’re not wrong.
Lower rates, strict billing rules, no reimbursement for no-shows or late cancellations, and a heavy admin load. In mental health, that’s a real burden.
We’re not a Medicaid-only practice. We accept private insurance and private pay. We provide high-quality, evidence-based care with experienced clinicians. We just don’t exclude people because of the insurance they carry.
We also offer sliding scale and pro bono options through advanced interns with full team support. Our clinicians would make more money if we didn’t structure it this way. This is a deliberate choice.
Last Saturday, some of our team attended TEDx Sugar Creek Women through VIP scholarship tickets gifted by and Solaris Strategic Wealth. It was meaningful to see their work recognized.
Providing accessible, high-quality care comes with trade-offs. It’s not always easy to carry. But we remain committed because it matters.
Sometimes it looks like a childhood trauma client saying, “I got a new job, I have new insurance now.” That doesn’t just happen. That’s the result of consistent, high-quality care. When people are supported well, they move forward. And sometimes they then need a referral to And over time, that movement sustains the very system that made it possible.
Thank you to , the amazing speakers who inspired us and to all of our amazing staff that make this work possible every day including the amazing therapists here
