With roughly half of all Americans at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19, the U.S. is beginning to reap the benefits of its inoculation campaign.
Podcasters Cassidy Quinn and Sheila Hamilton are normalizing conversations on mental health. Author: Brittany Falkers Updated: 7:22 PM PDT April 14, 2021
While more people are collectively feeling that mental strain stigmas around mental illness remain, they can be a big barrier to treatment.
Talking about our mental health can be intimidating and uncomfortable. There is often a lot of shame that comes along with it. However, the pandemic has made it clear that not talking about an issue does nothing to solve it.
“It’s one of the largest barriers, I think, to people getting help,” Psychiatrist Dr. Erik Vanderlip said.
Vanderlip is the chief medical officer for ZoomCare and a physiatrist by profession. He says there are two levels of stigma around mental illness: internal and external.
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ZoomCare Teams Up with Oregon Healthcare Organizations to Support House Bill 2508
PORTLAND, Ore., March 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/
ZoomCare, the Pacific Northwest-based innovator and creator of on-demand healthcare, is leading the charge alongside multiple healthcare organizations in Oregon, including Kaiser Permanente and Oregon Medical Association, to promote equitable and safe access to care through House Bill 2508. The bill is a comprehensive update to Oregon telehealth statutes to ensure the reimbursement of health services delivered using telemedicine and requires health plans to include coverage of telemedicine.
Why HB 2508?
Following the dramatic increase in the usage of telehealth services, state and federal regulators, insurers, Medicaid CCOs, and providers have worked together to achieve payment parity for services that are delivered just as effectively through virtual channels as in-person visits. HB 2508 aims to make these changes permanent after the pandemic ends.
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