Renew Health offers comprehensive mental health treatment options
>> GOODWILL OF NEW MEXICO IS THE PROUD COFFEE MUG SPONSOR FOR NEW MEXICO. LIVING. >> MAKING MENTAL HEALTH CARE A PRIORITY ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MORE AND MORE PEOPLE STRUGGLE WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH. AND HERE IN NEW MEXICO, THE PROFESSIONALS OVER AT RENEW HEALTH ARE WORKING TO CHANGE THAT BY INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE DESPITE WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR NATION HERE TODAY TO TALK WITH US MORE ABOUT HEALTH CARE HERE IN NEW MEXICO, SPECIFICALLY MENTAL HEALTH CARE, HIS OWNER, A NURSE PRACTITIONER OF RENEW HEALTH, TRENT CARTER. TRENT, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. SO THERE’S A LOT OF CHANGES THAT GO ON EVERY DAY AND THE DAY TODAY IN OUR NATION. AND WE NEED TO BE IN THE KNOW BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THESE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES AFFECT US HERE IN NEW MEXICO, MAYBE IN GREATER WAYS AND IN OTHER PLACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MANY MENTAL HEALTH CARE IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT THING. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE’RE KIND OF SEEING CHANGES THAT MIGHT BE AFFECTING PEOPLE’S ELIGIBILITY OF THE COVERAGE ARE GOING TO GET. JUST GONNA WANT TO BREAK THAT DOWN TODAY. SUMMARY THE QUESTIONS OR MAKE SURE ASK IT RIGHT. BUT THEY’RE I WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU ANTICIPATE MEDICAID, THE WORKING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED UNDER THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL. HOW IS THAT GOING TO AFFECT REAL NEW MEXICANS THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS? IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A MASSIVE BARRIER. LOOK, THESE THESE NEW >> GUIDELINES ARE GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED. IT’S NOT THAT THEY DON’T WANT TO DO IT FOR THESE RONAN MEXICANS. IT’S THAT SOMETIMES THE PAPERWORK CAN BE VERY STRENUOUS ARE VERY CONFUSING. AND IF THEY DON’T GET IT DONE, THEY COULD POTENTIALLY LOSE THEIR ELIGIBILITY. AND SO IT IS GOING TO BE SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE AWARENESS. IF YOU ARE SOMEONE THAT MAY BE ON THAT LIST. LOOK TAKE ACTION TRY TO GET AHEAD OF IT. SO THAT WAY YOU DON’T LOSE ELIGIBILITY. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE ME? I ASK WHAT THAT MEANS TO TAKE ACTION. SO YOU DON’T LOSE YOUR ELIGIBILITY? WHAT SHOULD THEY DO? I THINK FIRST AND FOREMOST, THERE’S GOT TO BE AWARE OF WHAT ALL IS INCLUDED IN THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL. OKAY. AND THEN IF YOU ARE SOMEONE THAT’S LET’S SAY THE WORK REQUIREMENTS. LOOK, IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE. >> AND ADULT THAT’S GOING TO FALL WITHIN THE AGE RANGE. AND NOW YOU’RE GONNA HAVE THESE NEW WORK REQUIREMENTS, WHICH I BELIEVE IS 80 HOURS A MONTH. WELL, THEN YOU NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU NE ANAND ESPECIALLY GETTING THAT PAPERWORK IN ORDER AHEAD OF TIME. YOU STILL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME. BUT SO THAT WAY THERE IS NO LAPSE COVERAGE. ABSOLUTELY. SO JUST EDUCATING YOURSELF, LIKE YOU SAID ON WHAT’S IN THAT BILL. SO YOU CAN BE PROACTIVE AND NOT REACTIVE. IT WOULD BE HORRIBLE TO FIND OUT THAT YOU NO LONGER HAVE. >> YOUR ELIGIBILITY. >> SO THE BILL DOES EXEMPT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES FROM NEW MEDICAID COSTS CHAIRING SO WITH THESE MASSIVE COVERAGE LOSSES KIND OF PROJECTED, IS THE PROTECTION GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO ENSURE PEOPLE STILL CAN GET CARE? >> SO I THINK THAT THE FACT THAT THE COST SHARING HIS, INCLUDING THERE’S BUT LOOK, IF YOU LOSE YOUR ELIGIBILITY ALTOGETHER, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BENEFIT YEAH. SO AGAIN, I THINK IT’S GREAT THAT IT’S INCLUDED IN THERE THAT HE DID WRITE ABOUT THAT. BUT AGAIN, IF YOU’RE GOING TO LOSE YOUR COVERAGE, IT REALLY DOESN’T DO YOU MUCH GOOD. SO AGAIN, BE AWARE OF WHAT’S GOING ON, EDUCATORS, SELF AND THEN TAKE THAT ACTION TO WHERE YOU DON’T FALL INTO THAT. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THAT WOULD JUST BE TERRIBLE TO FIND OUT. THEY LIKE WHEN I HAD THIS. AND NOW WHEN YOU NEED THE SERVICES THAT YOU ONCE WERE ABLE TO, THAT YOU NO LONGER ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT COULD TOTALLY DEE RAIL >> YOU KNOW, SOMEONE’S DAY TODAY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE CARE THAT THEY NEED SO THAT ALL OTHER PROVIDERS ARE ALREADY IN SHORT SUPPLY HERE IN RULE IN NEW MEXICO, SPECIALLY ENROLLED IN MEXICO UNDER THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL. IS THIS GOING TO AFFECT OUR STATE’S ABILITY TO GET THESE LICENSED, YOU KNOW, THERAPIST OR COUNSELORS OR SPECIALIST TO RECRUIT THEM TO RETAIN THEM. >> MY OPINION IS YES. A NEW MEXICO ALREADY STRUGGLES WITH THAT IN GENERAL. AND SO NOW IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS THAT’S IMPLEMENTED TO WEAR, YOU KNOW, THESE RURAL CLINICS, THEY’RE NOT GETTING REIMBURSED FOR WHAT THE THE SERVICES THAT THEY’RE DOING AND THAT THEY’RE OFFERING RIGHT. WELL, THEN THEY’RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO RECRUIT A LICENSED MEDICAL PROVIDER TO THEN COME INTO THAT AREA. I THINK THAT THERE’S A LOT OF THINGS IN NEW MEXICO SHOULD ACTUALLY DO DIFFERENT TO TRY TO INCREASE. >> SO THEY’RE EITHER GOING TO DRIVE REALLY FAR TO MAYBE FIND SOMEONE OR THEY’RE JUST GOT TO FORGO THEIR CARE UNFORTUNATELY. YEAH, OKAY. SO THIS IS A REALITY THAT WE DO NOT WANT TO SEE HERE. SO AGAIN, STARTING WITH THE EDUCATION, MAKING SURE THAT YOU’RE PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM MAKING SURE THOSE THAT YOU POTENTIALLY CARE ABOUT THAT NEED MENTAL HEALTH CARE, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, MAKING SURE THAT THEY NO THEIR ELIGIBILITY AND THEIR REQUIREMENTS. LET’S TALK ABOUT MAYBE SOME WORRIES THAT YOU REGARDING THE BILL AND KIND OF WHAT IT MEANS FOR MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING HERE IN NEW MEXICO. ON TOP WORRIES, YOU LIKE TO END ON A POSITIVE NOTE. TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU’RE HOPEFUL FOR SURE. >> SO WHAT WORRIES ME IS POTENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, IF WE DO, IN FACT, HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO LOSE THEIR ELIGIBILITY. THEY’RE GOING TO LOSE THEIR COVERAGE NOW. THEY ARE NOT GETTING THE TREATMENT THAT THEY HAD BEEN GETTING OR SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET INTO TREATMENT THAT THEY HADN’T GOTTEN YET. AND NOW THERE NO LONGER OF THE COVERAGE, RIGHT? SO I’M AFRAID THAT WE MAY SEE RELAPSES. WE MAY SEE OVERDOSES ON THAT. WE MAY SEE A SPIKE IN MENTAL HEALTH CRISES AND I THINK THEY’RE ALSO GOING TO SEE THAT THE CURRENT SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE BEING STRESSED BECAUSE IF YOU SEE SOME OF THESE PLACES CLOSE THEIR DOORS OR REDUCE THE SERVICES THAT THEY OFFER, THESE PATIENTS GOT TO GO SOMEWHERE. YEAH. AND SO NOW WHAT WE 7 PLACE IS GOING TO BE STRESSED BECAUSE THERE’S A MASSIVE INCREASE. UNFORTUNATELY NEW MEXICO, I THINK IN TERMS OF THE MEDICAL FIELD IS ALREADY KIND OF A STRETCHED THIN SPACE. AND SO ANY ADDITIONAL TENSION IS REALLY GOING AFFECT THE PATIENT. I THINK MORE THAN ANYTHING TO ME HOPES. >> YEAH, MEXICANS ARE EXTREMELY RESILIENT. YEAH. I THINK THAT WE CAN FIND A WAY TO GET THROUGH IT. YEAH, I THINK THAT WE CAN AGAIN, I THINK IT’S GOING TO BE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR THAT AWARENESS AND EDUCATING YOURSELF. >> OKAY TO WHERE YOU CAN LIKE YOU SAID EARLIER, BE PROACTIVE, NOT REACTIVE. UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK THE MEXICANS ARE VERY GOOD AT I THINK WE ARE VERY RESILIENT PEOPLE. THAT’S A BEAUTIFUL THING TO SEE THAT WHEN THINGS GET TOUGH, WE DON’T JUST LAY DOWN AND TAKE IT. WE DO FIND WAYS TO RISE ABOVE. AND THAT IS DEFINITELY ADMIRABLE. >> FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE WATCHING THIS THAT ARE LIKE, I DON’T KNOW HOW NAVIGATE WHAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT. IT’S A LOT THEY WANT TO REACH OUT TO USE THEIR PLACE ONLINE, WHERE WE CAN GO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE. YOU HAVE A NEW BOOK THAT I KNOW IS AIMED AT HELPING PEOPLE IN THEIR ADDICTION RECOVERY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO RENEW HEALTH DOT COM. SO YOU WOULD FIND OUR CLINIC AGAIN. WE’RE STATEWIDE THROUGH TELE HEALTH. WE HAVE SOME PHYSICAL LOCATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE AS WELL. >> WE ACTUALLY HAVE ON STAFF WHAT WE CALL PATIENT SUCCESS COORDINATOR, THAT IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, UNABLE TO GET PEOPLE ON MEDICAID. >> SO WE’RE UP TO DATE WHAT’S GOING ON AND HELPING FOLKS NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS AS WELL. AND THEN THE RECOVERY TOOL BELT FOR ANYBODY THAT’S STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE FOR ANY LOVED ONE THAT PASS SOMEONE CLOSE TO THEM. THAT’S STRUGGLING. THIS BOOK IS FULL OF TIPS AND TRICKS AND IT’S GOING TO HELP SAVE LIVES. IT’S GOING TO GET PEOPLE THROUGH ABSOLUTELY. AND HELP THEM BACK TO LIVING THE BEST LIFE AND THEY CAN OF SLEET. THANK YOU SO FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU’RE DOING PUBLIC THANKS FOR HAVING OF COURSE. OF COURSE.
Renew Health offers comprehensive mental health treatment options
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