Ruth A Arbit, LCSWC MS| Psychiatry | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Case Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Mental Health Assessment
- Parenting Classes
- Suicide Intervention
- Trauma Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Agoraphobia
- Anxiety
- Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Body Region Injury
- Child Speech Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Depressive Episode
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms (MOOD SWINGS)
- Insomnia
- Learning Disabilities
- Maternal Diseases
- Panic Attacks
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Phobia
- Problems Related To Upbringing
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Relationship Issues
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Social Skills Training
- Substance Abuse
- Suicidal Thought
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- 12-Step Program
- A1c Testing
- Acid-Base Management
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Management
- Behavioral Modification
- Biofeedback
- Caregiver Support And Counseling
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Community Health Education
- Conflict Resolution
- Depression Counseling
- Existential Group Therapy
- Expert Medical Testimony
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Fertility Counseling
- Geriatric Anxiety Counseling
- Grief Counseling
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- I-131 Therapy
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Leisure Activities Therapy
- Live-In Care
- Meal Planning
- Mental Health Assessment
- Mentorship Program
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Pediatric Advocacy
- Peer Support Groups
- Play Therapy
- Prenatal Lactation Education
- Psychological Evaluation
- Recreational Therapy
- Relationship Therapy
- Social Skills Training
- Speech Therapy
- Stress Reduction
- Suicide Intervention
- Time Management Training
- Transitional Care Planning
- Trauma Therapy
- Vaccinations
- Violence Prevention Counseling
- Wellness And Prevention
- Yoga Coaching
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice POS
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HighMark
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Graduate: Columbia University (2012)