Research found while antidepressant prescriptions have risen dramatically in the US for teenage girls and women in their 20s, the rate of such prescriptions for young men “declined abruptly during March 2020 and did not recover.”

  • BaldProphet
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    127 months ago

    Medi-Cal is the state of California’s Medicaid implementation. It is only available to residents of California and even within the state, its usefulness varies widely.

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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      -27 months ago

      That’s true, but other states have their own versions of the program, with similar coverage. I’m sure there are differences, but I don’t know the extent of the differences. I would like to think that they’re minor, since it’s a federally funded program, but who knows. States like Texas seem to always circumvent my expectations.

      • BaldProphet
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        67 months ago

        I’m sure there are differences, but I don’t know the extent of the differences. I would like to think that they’re minor, since it’s a federally funded program, but who knows.

        Unfortunately, you are wrong in this case. Medicaid coverage and funding vary significantly between states, as can be seen here: https://www.medicaid.gov/state-overviews/index.html

        Coverage has improved in most states since 2020, but few states try to implement Medicaid as comprehensively as California, and several implement it as minimally as possible without violating federal law.

        • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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          17 months ago

          Well that’s super disappointing to hear. I grew up poor and on welfare, but I was always able to get medical care and counseling because of that program. Every state in the nation should offer that to people who need it.

          • BaldProphet
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            27 months ago

            Yeah, Medi-Cal has a ton of problems (like paying healthcare providers way less than they earn from every other insurance plan) and its county-by-county administration is a bit wonky, but it has been a boon to me as well.

            • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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              17 months ago

              Yes, they definitely pay less and are a pain for doctors to deal with. As a result, we were never able to see any of the best doctors, since they just refused to accept medi-cal. But I was always able to get treatment. I would have been SOL without it as a kid, because I was always getting injured due to sports and adrenaline seeking.

      • @spaduf@slrpnk.netOPM
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        47 months ago

        I would like to think that they’re minor, since it’s a federally funded program

        This is the sort of thing you’d only ever hear from a resident of California. I can assure you it is never so easy in a red state.