Iowa has separate treatment networks: one that provides mental health services and another that provides substance use disorder care. Some worry these changes under Reynolds’ proposal fail to recognize the root problem hindering access to care: the billing mechanisms and low Medicaid reimbursement rates used to provide these services. The state has 13 Mental Health and Disability Service regions that provide care for people with mental health issues and intellectual disabilities.
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