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Wyoming governor doles out COVID relief money to MH providers
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32610
Subject(s) - reimbursement , governor , mental health , pandemic , toll , business , telemedicine , covid-19 , telehealth , health care , subsidy , medicine , medical emergency , political science , economic growth , psychiatry , economics , law , engineering , aerospace engineering , disease , pathology , immunology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon is devoting up to $5 million in federal coronavirus relief aid to expanding mental health services statewide in response to the COVID‐19 pandemic, the Casper Star‐Tribune reported Nov. 30. According to a recent announcement, behavioral health providers can apply for the funding, which the governor said is intended to provide Wyoming patients access to no‐cost mental health services during the pandemic. “We know this pandemic and its impacts [have] taken [toll on the mental health of many Wyomingites, particularly those battling substance abuse,” Gordon said in a statement. “This funding will enhance the ability for Wyoming providers to deliver services to those having difficulty accessing help and those who are unable to pay for the assistance they need.” The funding can be used by mental health clinicians who need to expand access to services due to the pandemic. That could include providing telemedicine appointments or extending services to residents at long‐term care facilities. Practitioners can also devote the aid to covering the costs of personal protective gear. Reimbursement for costs incurred since March will also be considered.