The Twelve-Thousand-Dollar Question: Who Picks Up The Tab For Psychedelics? Vincent Joralemon February 19, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/twelve-thousand-dollar-question-picks-up-tab-psychedelics In Oregon, locals can now walk into a state-licensed clinic and, for a fee, spend six hours on a supervised psilocybin (or magic mushrooms) trip for therapeutic purposes. Colorado and New Mexico are building similar programs. After decades of prohibition, psychedelic therapy is no longer a question of if—it’s a question of who can afford it.