Mental Health Care Could Get Easier for New Moms Under New California Rules [capradio.org]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 12/19/198:56 AM

By Sammy Caiola, Capital Public Radio, December 18, 2019

When Susan Yee Kearns brought her son home from the hospital a year and a half ago, she started worrying about him almost immediately. She woke up thinking he might have died. She was afraid to be away from him.

“There was a lot of anxiety,” the Sacramento mom said.

So she sought mental health help through her Medi-Cal insurance. But Yee Kearns' provider told her that Medi-Cal would only cover 60 days of treatment. When it was over, she wasn’t sure what to do.

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Barbara Jones SternMember

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