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The psychiatric sector should be quadrupled. More so in some countries. It’s flabbergasting to me that people don’t see it as - not just a moral imperative - bu
by Schiendelman 4y ago
The psychiatric sector should be quadrupled. More so in some countries. It’s flabbergasting to me that people don’t see it as - not just a moral imperative - but also an obvious economic one.
- chaostheory 4y agoWho’s going to pay for it? Health insurers are still trying to avoid it. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/11/29/567264925/health-insurers-are-still-skimping-on-mental-health-coverage https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/11/29/5672649... https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/06/07/730404539/mental-health-parity-is-still-an-elusive-goal-in-u-s-insurance-coverage https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/06/07/7304045...
- gumby 4y agoThat’s like saying “who will pay for clean power” or “who will pay for firefighters?” or. “Who can afford to pay for safer building codes?” In the long term we all benefit.
- chaostheory 4y agoYes, but someone has to be willing to pay for it. I'm not wrong.
- dflock 4y agoIn a national/publicly funded national health system, that system (i.e., taxpayers) should fund it, because better mental health in the population will improve the economic performance of the nation, increasing tax receipts etc... That is, if they can get over that calvinist/puritan mental health == weakness/stigma thing, which seems to be slowly happening.
- chaostheory 4y agoI agree that it should be funded. I’m just pointing out that even places like Canada don’t fund it