Good psychiatrists do take insurance. How is it helpful to a suffering patient to not accept their insurance? When money is primary with a doctor, I find a new one.

Submitted Oct. 12, 2017

The most important thing about Dr Charles Lee Blair is that he treats me like an equal, a partner in treatment. This is unlike the doctor-patient relationships that I am used to in which a psychiatrist tells me what to do, which med to take, and expects me to take it. Blair has tailored therapy to my needs and capabilities, and instead of insisting I take a drug I find objectionable, asks me what I have found most helpful, and works with me. He is usually on time, give or take 5 to 10 minutes at the most. He also tries to accommodate needed changes in schedules. He doesn't take insurance, but I do not know many good psychiatrists who do, and who also do long-term 1-to-1 therapy for it. Dr Blair is around 56 and a graduate of the University of Connecticut Medical School. I remember he was almost universally liked by patients when he was chief resident at the hospital in Hartford back in the 1980s. I highly recommend him.

Submitted Feb. 25, 2010

Very expensive and doesn't accept any insurance. Sometimes I felt like he was just in it for the money. But he is very knowledgeable and does know what he is saying. He doesn't have any staff...its just him in his office.

Submitted Jan. 30, 2009