Dr. Mike Trangle

And commerce tends to be a small department with a lot of, unlike other departments in the state of Minnesota with a lot of duties and not enough people to do it, to do the duties. And yeah,

And commerce tends to be a small department with a lot of, unlike other departments in the state of Minnesota with a lot of duties and not enough people to do it, to do the duties. And yeah,

One of the things that I and NAMI and Minnesota Psych Society lobbied for was, and it finally happened, was to come up with dedicated funding to have basically a two-person department called the Enforcement Department within Commerce, which hasn't started yet. It's supposed to start next January.

One of the things that I and NAMI and Minnesota Psych Society lobbied for was, and it finally happened, was to come up with dedicated funding to have basically a two-person department called the Enforcement Department within Commerce, which hasn't started yet. It's supposed to start next January.

But if you notice, Minnesota had earlier this year did an enforcement action with a fine against health partners. And more recently, they did it against, who was it they did it against more recently?

But if you notice, Minnesota had earlier this year did an enforcement action with a fine against health partners. And more recently, they did it against, who was it they did it against more recently?

Yes. No.

Yes. No.

No, it was a health plan. It was either Medica or Blue Cross Blue Shield. Yeah. But they didn't know their enforcement.

No, it was a health plan. It was either Medica or Blue Cross Blue Shield. Yeah. But they didn't know their enforcement.

Well, how do I want to say this? You guys have a core of researchers and you care about data. And you want to factually base whatever opinions you come up with. Correct? Correct.

Well, how do I want to say this? You guys have a core of researchers and you care about data. And you want to factually base whatever opinions you come up with. Correct? Correct.

Yes. I think that hasn't been done in mental health much. It hasn't been measured much, which is what one of you were saying earlier, right?

Yes. I think that hasn't been done in mental health much. It hasn't been measured much, which is what one of you were saying earlier, right?

So there were measures that came out in 2023 from Mental Health America, which is the consumer-based association that I talked about. And if they look at adults, Minnesota is ranked, and this is in, they're trying to look at the prevalence of mental illness, which tend to be, as well as how high your access is to get care for people and whether they get better.

So there were measures that came out in 2023 from Mental Health America, which is the consumer-based association that I talked about. And if they look at adults, Minnesota is ranked, and this is in, they're trying to look at the prevalence of mental illness, which tend to be, as well as how high your access is to get care for people and whether they get better.

Okay, so they have a series of measures looking at prevalence and access. In that, I'm scrolling through here. In that one, Minnesota was ranked number one is the best, number 51 is the worst. Minnesota was number 36. And looking at the same thing for youth in Minnesota, Minnesota was 21.

Okay, so they have a series of measures looking at prevalence and access. In that, I'm scrolling through here. In that one, Minnesota was ranked number one is the best, number 51 is the worst. Minnesota was number 36. And looking at the same thing for youth in Minnesota, Minnesota was 21.

in looking at just the prevalence of mental illness, which I think if you think about it, is how much is going on at this point in time. So you might have people that got depressed, but got treated and got better. And then it wouldn't be, our prevalence rate would be a little bit lower. And in that ranking, we are number 41, even worse.

in looking at just the prevalence of mental illness, which I think if you think about it, is how much is going on at this point in time. So you might have people that got depressed, but got treated and got better. And then it wouldn't be, our prevalence rate would be a little bit lower. And in that ranking, we are number 41, even worse.