Medicaid is the largest payer for #mentalhealth and addiction services. Messing with the program, including adding more barriers like work requirements (which have been debunked over and over again) is going to prevent people from getting access to the care they need. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/h...

Hi, @bsky.app ! With so many new friends joining it feels time to resurface and engage. Care about #mentalhealth, #policy, and everything in between, let's connect and work to change how our world approaches this issue that's so foundational to our health!

The holiday season can be stressful and impact our mental health.

Let's embrace this time not just for its festivities but a chance to nurture ourselves and our relationships, making these moments a catalyst for collective well-being

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"Today, 10 states have an uninsured rate below 5 percent — not quite universal coverage, but getting close. Other states may be hovering around the national average, but that still represents a dramatic improvement from the pre-ACA reality." www.vox.com/policy/23972...

We’ve left mental health as an afterthought for too long, and are now at a place where we think we can fix it by tinkering. It’s not going to work. We have to be bolder in our approach. mentalhealth411.substack.com/p/the-strugg...