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DATE: October 16, 2026 at 02:00PM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG

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TITLE: Psilocybin therapy has mostly reached the well-off. A small Oregon study tested a cheaper group model for low-income patients

URL: https://www.psypost.org/psilocybin-therapy-has-mostly-reached-the-well-off-a-small-oregon-study-tested-a-cheaper-group-model-for-low-income-patients/

Group psilocybin therapy appears feasible and well tolerated among low-income adults with depression, according to a small study conducted within Oregon’s state-regulated psilocybin program. Participants’ depression scores dropped substantially after two group dosing sessions, though the study had no comparison group, so the role of psilocybin itself remains uncertain. The findings were published in the Journal of Psychedelic Studies.

Psilocybin is the primary psychoactive compound found in certain species of fungi, often known as “magic mushrooms.” Under supervision, it is consumed to induce an altered state of consciousness that can help people process difficult emotions. Major depressive disorder is a common mental health condition characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, fatigue, and a loss of interest in daily activities.

Interest in psilocybin as a depression treatment has grown rapidly. For example, a 2020 randomized clinical trial found that psilocybin, paired with psychotherapy, produced rapid and substantial reductions in depression. But the people taking part in this research have tended to be better off than average: a 2025 systematic review found that only about 1 in 8 psychedelic trials reported participants’ income, and in U.S. trials, participants were far more educated and wealthier than the general population.

“Much of the research up to this point has unintentionally skewed toward higher income earners and I felt that something ought to be done about that,” lead author Matthew Hicks, an adjunct faculty member and affiliate research investigator at the National University of Natural Medicine and the Helfgott Research Institute, told PsyPost.

In 2020, Oregon voters passed Measure 109, creating a legal, state-regulated framework for adults to access supervised psilocybin services. The program has served over 15,000 people as of mid-2025. But a single session can cost around $2,000, making the program inaccessible to most low-income people.

Health economists and clinicians have been exploring ways to reduce these costs. A 2023 study calculated that treating patients in small groups rather than one-on-one cuts therapist costs by roughly a third. This economic rationale aligns with a study covered by PsyPost in 2022, which estimated that MDMA-assisted therapy for severe PTSD could save about $133 million in health care costs per 1,000 patients over 30 years compared with standard care.

“My motivation for doing the study is to start a longer series of studies aimed at demonstrating the potential cost-effectiveness of psychedelic therapies, especially in groups, so that they might one day be covered by insurance,” Hicks explained.

To test whether a more affordable group model could work in a real-world setting, Hicks and his colleagues designed a trial specifically for low-income patients. The authors noted that this represents the first clinical trial conducted within a state-regulated psychedelic program, as well as the first psychedelic study focused specifically on a low-income population.

The researchers designed a feasibility study, a small preliminary trial meant to test whether a treatment approach can be carried out in practice, focusing on recruitment, retention, safety, and acceptability. The study had no control group, and neither participants nor researchers were blinded; changes in depression were examined only as exploratory outcomes.

The team recruited adults living in Oregon whose income fell at or below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Line. Participants had to have a formal diagnosis of major depressive disorder, maintain stable housing, and be actively engaged in regular psychotherapy outside of the study.

Out of 26 eligible volunteers, 20 began the treatment process, and 19 completed the full study. The participants were divided into small cohorts of up to six people. To minimize travel barriers, the researchers conducted two 90-minute preparation sessions online, followed by two in-person psilocybin administration sessions scheduled one week apart. Among those who enrolled, participants averaged 43 years old, 12 were women, and 17 identified as white.

During the dosing sessions, participants gathered in a single room on floor mats and drank a tea made from homogenized whole psilocybin mushrooms of the B+ strain. Within the allowed range, participants chose their own dose with guidance from the facilitators. Those taking SSRI or SNRI antidepressants, which can dull psilocybin’s effects, could take up to 50 milligrams of psilocybin, the maximum permitted under Oregon rules, while all others could take up to 35 milligrams. During the first session, a common approach was to start with about 18 to 20 milligrams and take an optional booster about an hour later.

Two facilitators oversaw the room, playing ambient music and offering individual support in a separate space if needed. Two days after each administration session, the cohort met online for a 90-minute integration session to share and process their experiences.

The study met its feasibility goals: 19 of 20 participants completed it, and attendance at study sessions was 98 percent. Several participants said the online preparation and integration sessions made it possible for them to take part, including some from rural areas, and volunteers received $200 for completing the follow-up interview. No severe adverse events were reported, and participants rated their satisfaction at an average of 4.8 out of 5, with no one rating it below 4.

The most common side effects were temporary nausea, headaches, and passing unease. One participant had nausea and vomiting for about two days after eating the blended mushroom rather than straining it from the tea, and another reported worsening depression that they later attributed to difficult life circumstances.

Depression scores, which the researchers treated as an exploratory outcome, dropped substantially. On the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, where higher numbers indicate worse depression, participants’ average score fell from 22.21 at baseline to 8.79 two days after the second dosing session. At the three-month follow-up, the average had risen somewhat to 11.89 but remained roughly half of its starting level.

Participants also reported broad improvements across various quality-of-life measures. The largest improvements were in depression, fatigue, and the ability to take part in social roles and activities, and most of these gains held at three months, though they were somewhat smaller.

“One of the takeaways here is that low-income earners can benefit from these therapies if they are able to access them,” Hicks said. “Given the huge financial burden of depression and other mental health issues on our healthcare system and economy generally, my hope is that we can reduce all that suffering while also saving money in the long run.”

The findings are in line with research covered by PsyPost in 2023, which found that group-format psilocybin therapy produced sustained reductions in depression severity. However, that earlier trial examined depression in people with cancer using a different depression scale, whereas the new study focused on low-income adults assessed via the Hamilton Depression scale.

As with all research, there are some caveats to consider. The study involved only 20 participants and did not include a control group, so there is no way to compare these outcomes with those of people who received a placebo or standard care. Because everyone also continued their regular psychotherapy and took part in group preparation and integration sessions, and because neither participants nor researchers were blinded, it is not possible to say how much of the improvement stemmed from psilocybin itself.

Participants’ expectations were high, averaging 7 to 8 on 9-point scales, and those who said they would more confidently recommend the treatment to friends tended to show larger improvements. The two facilitators who guided the sessions were also two of the study’s authors, and the follow-up lasted only three months. The research team also noted that their sample lacked racial and ethnic diversity, with most participants identifying as white.

“The scope of my feasibility study was simply to demonstrate that it can be done with this population with these methods,” Hicks noted. “I hope it will provide sufficient justification to fund larger and more rigorous studies that can offer more definitive claims to persuade healthcare payers (like Medicaid and private insurance companies) to cover these services thus providing greater access.”

Future research with larger, more diverse groups and rigorous comparison conditions will be needed to confirm these early results. Such trials could help assess if group psilocybin therapy is a cost-effective alternative to standard mental healthcare.

The study, “Low-income group psilocybin assisted therapy for depression: An Oregon feasibility study,” was authored by Matthew Hicks, Olivia Hicks, Ryan Bradley, and Heather Zwickey.

URL: https://www.psypost.org/psilocybin-therapy-has-mostly-reached-the-well-off-a-small-oregon-study-tested-a-cheaper-group-model-for-low-income-patients/

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🏥 California Expands Reproductive Health Access
Nine new laws expand reproductive and maternal care, including medication-abortion access at community colleges and broader roles for qualified health professionals.
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She Was the Bridge

By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News

Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — October 4, 2026

The Life That Worked

For two years, my life worked.

That’s the simplest way to say it.

I came to the Philippines on September 5, 2023. We were married on October 10, 2023. From that point forward, despite every difference in language, culture, and expectation, life made sense. Not because those differences disappeared, but because there was someone there who knew how to hold both sides at once.

She did not ask me to become something I wasn’t. She did not ask me to abandon where I came from. She understood who I was, and she understood where we were, and she made those two things coexist without friction.

She was the bridge.

And because of that, I was happy.

Not surviving. Not adjusting. Not tolerating.

Happy.

What Was Lost

When she died on September 3, 2025, I did not just lose my wife.

I lost the structure that made everything else work.

The same environment remained. The same expectations remained. The same people remained. But the one person who made it all function—the one person who translated not just words, but meaning—was gone.

What had been smooth became abrasive. What had been understandable became confusing. What had been livable became something else entirely.

Nothing changed.

Except everything.

What They Call “The Way”

After she was gone, I began hearing a phrase more often.

“This is the Filipino way.”

I do not believe there is a single “Filipino way.” What I have encountered is something smaller, more local, and more specific. But the phrase is used as if it explains everything, as if it ends the conversation.

It does not.

What I have been shown under that label includes hesitation to seek medical treatment, reliance on unproven remedies, indirect communication around serious issues, and a tendency to avoid confrontation even when clarity is needed. I have seen decisions shaped more by expectation than by outcome.

And I have been told that this is what I should emulate.

Not understand.

Not work alongside.

Emulate.

The Cost of Delay

My wife developed stage 4 breast cancer before our first anniversary.

There were opportunities to act sooner. There were chances to pursue treatment earlier. Those chances were delayed. Other approaches were tried. Time was lost.

By the time decisions shifted toward more aggressive medical care, the situation had already advanced beyond recovery.

I am not writing this to assign blame to a culture, a country, or a people.

I am writing this because I watched it happen.

And I live with the result.

The Demand to Become

After her death, I was told—directly and indirectly—that I needed to be more Filipino.

I did not come here to erase myself.

I did not come here to replace my identity with another.

I came here to build a life with one person. And with her, that life worked—not because I became something else, but because we met in the middle.

That middle is gone now.

And in its place is a demand that I fully adopt a way of doing things that I have already seen, in some cases, lead to irreversible outcomes.

That is not something I can do.

The Difference Between Respect and Surrender

There is a difference between respecting where you are and surrendering who you are.

I respect the people around me. I respect the place I live. I respect the fact that I am not from here.

But respect is not the same as compliance.

And it is not the same as transformation.

I will not pretend that choices I believe are harmful are acceptable simply because they are familiar to others. I will not ignore what I have witnessed. I will not rewrite my understanding of cause and effect to make others comfortable.

That is not disrespect.

That is honesty.

What Remains

I am still here.

I am still writing.

I am still trying to raise a young man who lost his mother and is trying to make sense of a world that no longer looks the way it did.

I am still navigating a place that no longer feels the way it once did.

But I am not the same person I was when I arrived.

Because I know what it felt like when everything worked.

And I know what it cost when it didn’t.

The Truth

She did not ask me to become someone else.

She asked me to be myself in a place that was not my own, and she made that possible.

That is what made those two years what they were.

That is why they mattered.

That is why this hurts.

Final Note

I am not Filipino.

I am an American.

An American adventurer whose only weapons are words.

And this is one of them.

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The AI Scare Is Y2K on Steroids—and Oligarchs Are Cashing In

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Kansas Senator Is in Play: Adam Hamilton Can End a Century of Republican Control

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Challenges of Cysts and Fibroids in African Women: Stigma and Access to Care

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How very remarkable that COVID-19 [sic: formatting] is why
'we are experiencing high demand',
while also
justifying no health restrictions anywhere because
'the pandemic is over' [sic].

So remarkable, in fact, that _upon it, I'm right now remarking!_

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Restrictions on Telemedicine Access Highlight Patient Struggles

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World Population Day is about people, not just numbers.

Growing populations bring opportunities and challenges for healthcare, education, housing, and sustainable development.

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Medicaid Provider Cuts Could Impact Disability Services Nationwide: What Raleigh Residents Should Know

A recent report from Disability Scoop highlights growing concerns about Medicaid access and disability services after one state temporarily cut ties with thousands of Medicaid providers in an effort to comply with new federal funding requirements. The move is raising alarms among disability advocates and healthcare providers across the country who fear similar actions could affect access to critical services for people with disabilities. (Disability Scoop⁠)

What Happened?

According to Disability Scoop, state officials reviewing Medicaid providers terminated or suspended relationships with nearly two-thirds of the providers under review while attempting to meet federal oversight and funding requirements. The action was described as temporary, but it immediately created uncertainty for providers and the individuals who depend on their services. (LinkedIn⁠)

The situation comes as states nationwide face increasing pressure to comply with evolving Medicaid regulations while maintaining access to federal funding. Medicaid remains the primary source of funding for many disability support programs, including home and community-based services, personal care assistance, transportation, and healthcare coordination. (KFF⁠)

Why Disability Advocates Are Concerned

Advocates worry that aggressive provider reviews, funding reductions, and administrative changes could reduce access to services for people with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities. Even temporary disruptions can create major challenges for individuals who rely on consistent support services to live independently and participate in their communities. (Disability Belongs™⁠)

Many disability organizations have already expressed concerns about broader Medicaid policy changes scheduled to take effect over the next several years. Experts warn that states facing budget pressures may struggle to maintain provider networks, especially for home and community-based services that help individuals avoid institutional care. (KFF⁠)

What This Could Mean for North Carolina

While the Disability Scoop report focuses on actions taken in another state, the issue has relevance for North Carolina residents. Medicaid is a critical lifeline for thousands of North Carolinians with disabilities, seniors, and low-income families.

If provider participation decreases or administrative requirements become more burdensome, residents could experience:

• Longer wait times for services
• Reduced provider availability
• Challenges accessing specialty care
• Increased strain on caregivers and families
• Delays in home and community-based support programs

North Carolina has expanded Medicaid in recent years, increasing access to healthcare coverage for many residents. However, disability advocates continue to monitor federal and state policy changes that could affect long-term service delivery and funding stability. (KFF⁠)

The Bigger Picture

The Medicaid debate is increasingly focused on balancing fiscal accountability with access to care. Supporters of stricter oversight argue that states must ensure providers meet program requirements and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. Critics counter that broad provider removals and funding restrictions can unintentionally harm vulnerable populations who depend on Medicaid-funded services every day. (KFF⁠)

For people with disabilities, Medicaid is more than health insurance. It often funds the support systems that allow individuals to work, attend school, live independently, and remain connected to their communities. Any disruption in provider networks can have significant consequences for quality of life and independence. (Disability Belongs™⁠)

What Raleigh Residents Should Watch

As federal Medicaid policies continue to evolve, disability advocates, healthcare providers, and community organizations will be watching closely for any changes that could affect service access in North Carolina.

Residents who rely on Medicaid services should stay informed about policy updates, provider network changes, and public comment opportunities that may affect disability services and healthcare access in the years ahead.

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Texas: Healthcare Is Infrastructure

By Cliff Potts, CSO
Editor-in-Chief, WPS News

Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — June 5, 2026, 9:15 p.m. PHT

Texas talks about infrastructure as if it begins and ends with roads and power lines. That narrow view has cost people their health, their savings, and, in too many cases, their lives. Healthcare is not a side issue. It is not a perk. It is infrastructure in the most literal sense: a system without which nothing else functions properly.

A state that cannot keep its people healthy cannot keep its economy stable, its workforce productive, or its communities resilient. Texas has ignored that reality for decades, and the consequences are now impossible to miss.

Access Is the First Failure

In large stretches of rural Texas, hospitals have closed or are barely hanging on. Clinics operate on reduced hours. Specialty care is often hundreds of miles away. In cities, the problem flips: emergency rooms are overloaded, appointment wait times stretch for months, and patients delay care until problems become crises.

This is not a coincidence. It is the predictable outcome of policy choices that treated healthcare as a private market problem rather than a public system. When access depends primarily on income, employment, or zip code, large portions of the population are effectively excluded.

A functioning infrastructure serves everyone. Healthcare in Texas does not.

Cost as a Barrier, Not a Feature

Even Texans who technically have access to care often avoid using it. Deductibles are high. Copays are unpredictable. Prescription costs are punitive. The result is delayed treatment, unmanaged chronic conditions, and preventable emergencies.

This cost structure does not save money. It shifts costs. Problems that could have been managed early become expensive interventions later. Emergency care replaces primary care. Disability replaces productivity.

Calling this efficient is a misunderstanding of basic systems thinking.

Rural Texas Is Carrying the Heaviest Load

Rural communities are often invoked rhetorically in Texas politics. In practice, they are routinely neglected. Hospital closures in rural areas do not just remove healthcare access; they destabilize entire local economies. Hospitals are major employers. When they close, jobs vanish, businesses suffer, and population decline accelerates.

Telemedicine offers promise, but only when paired with reliable broadband, local clinics, and trained staff. Technology cannot replace physical access entirely. It can support it. Pretending otherwise is another form of denial.

If Texas wants rural communities to survive, healthcare has to be part of the plan.

Mental Health Is Healthcare

Texas has consistently underfunded mental health services. The result is visible everywhere: overwhelmed emergency rooms, jails functioning as de facto treatment centers, families left without support, and individuals cycling through crisis without stability.

Mental health is not separate from physical health. Stress, trauma, addiction, and untreated illness ripple outward into education outcomes, workplace safety, and public safety. Ignoring mental health does not make it go away. It makes it more expensive and more destructive.

A serious healthcare infrastructure treats mental health as essential, not optional.

Work, Insurance, and Instability

Tying healthcare primarily to employment has become increasingly unstable in a labor market defined by gig work, contract employment, and frequent job changes. Texans working multiple jobs often find themselves uninsured or underinsured despite working full time or more.

This instability undermines both workers and employers. Healthy workers are more productive, more reliable, and less likely to leave the workforce. A system that makes healthcare contingent on job status in an unstable economy is structurally mismatched to reality.

Infrastructure adapts to conditions. Texas healthcare policy has not.

Prevention Is the Cheapest Investment

Preventive care saves lives and money. Regular checkups, screenings, vaccinations, and early interventions reduce long-term costs dramatically. Texas’s current system discourages prevention by making it expensive, inconvenient, or inaccessible.

This approach guarantees higher spending down the line. Chronic conditions worsen. Emergency interventions multiply. Public costs rise even as outcomes decline.

A state that claims to value fiscal responsibility should understand this math.

Healthcare and Public Health

Public health capacity matters most when crises hit. Pandemics, heat waves, natural disasters, and environmental exposures all test healthcare systems. Texas has repeatedly entered these moments underprepared, relying on improvisation instead of planning.

Public health infrastructure requires steady funding, data collection, coordination, and trust. Undermining public health institutions for political gain weakens the state’s ability to respond when it matters most.

Competence in quiet times determines survival in emergencies.

What a Functional System Would Look Like

A functional Texas healthcare system would prioritize access, affordability, and stability. It would support rural hospitals. Expand primary and preventive care. Integrate mental health services. Use telemedicine intelligently. Coordinate with education, labor, and infrastructure policy.

It would not rely on emergency rooms as a substitute for primary care. It would not force families to choose between treatment and financial ruin. And it would not pretend that market forces alone can solve systemic problems.

Why This Is a Governance Issue

Healthcare debates in Texas often devolve into ideology. That is a mistake. This is not about political identity. It is about system performance. Roads that collapse are repaired. Power grids that fail are scrutinized. Healthcare systems that break should be treated the same way.

Governing responsibly means maintaining the systems people depend on every day, even when doing so is politically inconvenient.

The Cost of Doing Nothing

Doing nothing is not neutral. It has a cost, and Texas is already paying it—in lost productivity, strained families, and preventable suffering. Those costs will rise as the population grows and ages.

Healthcare is infrastructure. Treating it as anything less ensures continued failure.

Why This Matters Going Forward

Every topic in this series intersects with healthcare. Work. Education. Public safety. Disaster response. Economic stability. None of them function without a healthy population.

Texas can build a healthcare system that supports its people and strengthens its economy. Or it can continue to patch holes and hope the system holds.

Hope is not infrastructure.

This essay will be archived as part of the ongoing WPS News Monthly Brief Series available through Amazon.

References (APA)
Texas Department of State Health Services. (2025). Healthcare access and rural hospital capacity in Texas.
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2025). Health insurance coverage and affordability in Texas.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). Preventive care and public health outcomes.
National Rural Health Association. (2025). Rural healthcare infrastructure and economic impact.
Texas Health and Human Services Commission. (2025). Mental health services and system capacity.

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