Gov. DeWine’s budget directs funds toward opening more state psychiatric hospitals, increasing mobile mental health services and more funding for Ohio’s 988 suicide lifeline. But is it enough?
In the past, Medicare and Medicaid have failed to improve mental health outcomes.
Plus, more and more therapists are finding it difficult to work with insurance companies.
We’ll discuss issues surrounding mental health care this hour.
Guests:
- Luke Russell, executive director, NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness) Ohio (Pre-recorded)
- Tonya Fulwider, executive director, Mental Health America of Ohio
- Aneri Pattani, senior correspondent, KFF Health News
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