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What We Can Learn From Mental Health Care Reform During a …

WebThe COVID-19 pandemic response had significant negative impacts on the mental health of Americans, with a 25 percent increase in anxiety and depression being …

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The Right to Prescribe Movement Gains Momentum Across States, …

WebMental Health America’s 2022 State of Mental Health in America report found that Colorado has the highest prevalence of adult mental illness among the 50 …

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HB 81: Mental Health as an Excused School Absence

WebRepresentative Mike Winder is sponsoring House Bill 81 this session to add and clarify that a valid excuse includes issues pertaining to the “mental or behavioral health” of the …

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Crisis Intervention Teams: An Additional Tool to Address Mental …

WebOn July 15, 2022, the new “988” phone number went live. It aims to be a resource for people experiencing a mental health crisis and an alternative to the police response which …

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These Utah bills will expand health care and lower costs

WebSavings on health care are evident as the price of child well-care visits decreased by 3%–16% when there are less restrictive scope of practice laws for nurse …

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Can’t Find a Therapist

WebThis op-ed was originally published in the Deseret News by Ana Carrasco, an intern at Libertas Institute.. The Beehive State has a longstanding problem with mental …

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Transforming Treatment: Psilocybin’s Role in Mental Health

WebResearch demonstrates that ancient psychoactive medicines may be an important part of addressing the current mental health crisis. One particular psychedelic, …

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Innovation, Not Medicaid Expansion, is the Right Health Care …

WebThe following op-ed was published this past weekend in the Salt Lake Tribune. Political support for Medicaid expansion in Utah is on life support and the …

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Look at Licensing Reform To Ease Utah’s Mental Health Crisis

WebThe attention surrounding Utah’s ongoing mental health crisis has been turning heads at the recently formed Office of Professional Licensure Review (OPLR). …

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Improving Access to Mental Health Services in Utah

WebThis is a great use of technology, and Utah should look to continue to leverage the use of telehealth services to increase access to medical treatments. Mental health …

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Countries with Large Health Care Professional Shortages Could …

WebHow to bridge the gap? Counterintuitively, countries with even worse mental health professional shortages may have answers. Friendship Bench, a nonprofit in …

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HB 166: Addressing the Shortage of Mental Health Professionals

WebMental illness is a pressing issue in Utah with a quarter of the adult population reporting experiencing a mental health condition, nearly 7 percentage points higher than the …

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Combating Skyrocketing Healthcare Costs with “Right to Shop”

WebWith healthcare on the front of everyone's minds as Congress continues to formulate a replacement to ObamaCare, here is an idea that could revolutionize the …

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Utah should be the next state to allow psychologists to prescribe

WebIn Utah, such a change will improve mental health outcomes through the alleviation of professional shortages because the ability to prescribe medication boosts …

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Parents Can Excuse a Child from School for Mental Illness

WebWith the bill’s unanimous passage, parents whose children have a bad day due to anxiety, depression, temptations of suicide, or other mental health challenges …

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Deregulating Telehealth and other Small Government Solutions to …

WebDespite having a large medical infrastructure, Utah is struggling to meet the health care needs of its residents. Much of this inability can be attributed to a lack of …

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HB 116: Excused Absence Without a Doctor’s Note

WebRepresentative Adam Robertson is sponsoring House Bill 116 to clarify in state law that a doctor’s note is not required for a parent to excuse their child from school due to an …

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HB 127: Right to Shop for Health Care Services

WebHB 127: Right to Shop for Health Care Services. This Bill passed the House 67-0, but did not reach a vote in the Senate. Libertas Institute supports this bill. One of the largest …

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HB 326: Addressing Utah’s Physician Shortage

WebLicensing mobility can also help address workforce shortages and provide access to healthcare services for underserved populations. House Bill 326, sponsored by …

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Utahns Will Soon Have Access to More Mental Health Professionals

WebThis new bill will start to topple poorly constructed telehealth regulations and expand the number of mental health professionals available to Utahns.

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HB113: Exempting Health Sharing from Insurance Regulations

WebThe (not so) Affordable Care Act is a federal law that, among many other things, mandates the purchase of insurance. Not many are aware that members of recognized health care …

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HB 167: Psychotherapy Mental Health Task Force

WebMental health is a tremendous issue that Utah is struggling with alongside other states. Lack of good treatment options and cultural stigma have led to unnecessary suffering for …

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