Answer: As we are a research hospital, we are funded to provide treatment at no cost for individuals who are interested in and eligible for our current research studies. Therefore, we do not require that our patients have any type of insurance. However, following either inpatient or outpatient treatment, we like to make sure patients have appropriate and helpful follow-up care. For this reason, we encourage patients to find either public or private insurance so that our clinicians can help find referrals.