We’re “Mariana Trench” deep when it comes to the state of mental health in Nevada, Dr. Jim Jobin, psychotherapist and co-host of PodTherapy, tells CCLV co-host Dayvid Figler. That might sound like hyperbole, but it’s backed up with data: Nevada ranks 51st in the nation for access to mental health. But why? Why is it so hard for us keep providers in the state, and how do our current insurance laws make it harder to get care? Can any of the bills currently being debated in our legislature do anything about it?
We take notes so you don’t have to! Here are the bills that Dr. Jim mentions:
SB 119 - Allows for continuing coverage of telehealth
AB 138 - Provides Medicaid coverage for integrated behavioral healthcare
SB 177 - Allows Medicaid to cover stronger meds for psychiatric medication, like antipsychotics
AB 69 - Expands student loan forgiveness to increase the number of mental health providers
SB 146 - As initially proposed: An “any willing provider” law, basically to require insurance companies to accept otherwise qualified healthcare providers into their system.
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