Dr. Mike Trangle
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And that means four in 10 adults with mental illnesses do not receive treatment. So only 60% of people get in. Wow. And that's the best state. Right, right. You know, if you look at the average, 28.2% of all adults with mental illness reported that they were not able to receive treatment they needed. 42% of that group said they couldn't do it because they couldn't afford it.
And that means four in 10 adults with mental illnesses do not receive treatment. So only 60% of people get in. Wow. And that's the best state. Right, right. You know, if you look at the average, 28.2% of all adults with mental illness reported that they were not able to receive treatment they needed. 42% of that group said they couldn't do it because they couldn't afford it.
Other people find out that there just is a shortage, whether it's therapists, whether it's psychiatrists, they're busy. The workforce is shrinking as the baby boomers retire and they're not being replenished because the schools to train them and put them out I don't want to say this.
Other people find out that there just is a shortage, whether it's therapists, whether it's psychiatrists, they're busy. The workforce is shrinking as the baby boomers retire and they're not being replenished because the schools to train them and put them out I don't want to say this.
To me, this relates, if you want to talk about the root cause of a fair amount of this, I think if you think about the stigma and how that has impacted things, until just about 10, 20 years ago, if you had Medicare and had a medical problem, Medicare pays 80% of your doctor costs. If you had a mental health problem, they would pay 50%.
To me, this relates, if you want to talk about the root cause of a fair amount of this, I think if you think about the stigma and how that has impacted things, until just about 10, 20 years ago, if you had Medicare and had a medical problem, Medicare pays 80% of your doctor costs. If you had a mental health problem, they would pay 50%.
You know, mental health and being a psychiatrist or being somewhere, anywhere in the mental health diaspora has never been, how do I want to say this? You have Dr. Welby's growing up. Yeah. And Casey. Yeah. Traumatic. They're great friends, great love lives, and they make a lot of money. Not Dr. Welby, but the other ones. But you had very few shows kind of lionizing psychiatrists.
You know, mental health and being a psychiatrist or being somewhere, anywhere in the mental health diaspora has never been, how do I want to say this? You have Dr. Welby's growing up. Yeah. And Casey. Yeah. Traumatic. They're great friends, great love lives, and they make a lot of money. Not Dr. Welby, but the other ones. But you had very few shows kind of lionizing psychiatrists.
And it wasn't prestigious. It didn't pay that well, and less people went into it, which means you have workforce issues in terms of access. And if you don't pay well, you also have less people going into it, not just prestige, but money-wise, they're combined. And it's always been that way. It might be changing lately because there's such a shortage, they have to pay more.
And it wasn't prestigious. It didn't pay that well, and less people went into it, which means you have workforce issues in terms of access. And if you don't pay well, you also have less people going into it, not just prestige, but money-wise, they're combined. And it's always been that way. It might be changing lately because there's such a shortage, they have to pay more.
And health plans, well, even Medicare, I mean, have been able to get away with it. I mean, there was a parody law that got passed a long time ago, but it's just beginning to be enforced a little bit now. Did that answer your question? I think I started to ramble a little.
And health plans, well, even Medicare, I mean, have been able to get away with it. I mean, there was a parody law that got passed a long time ago, but it's just beginning to be enforced a little bit now. Did that answer your question? I think I started to ramble a little.
Let me broaden this a little bit. I know mental health matters or chatter or whatever it is. What is it called again?
Let me broaden this a little bit. I know mental health matters or chatter or whatever it is. What is it called again?
Health chatter. It's not just mental. OK, that's good. Because it's worse for substance abuse. And I want to ask the conversation. OK. For most people that have substance abuse disorder in the U.S., 93.5% did not receive any form of treatment.
Health chatter. It's not just mental. OK, that's good. Because it's worse for substance abuse. And I want to ask the conversation. OK. For most people that have substance abuse disorder in the U.S., 93.5% did not receive any form of treatment.
That's very impressive. Only 6.5% got in for treatment.
That's very impressive. Only 6.5% got in for treatment.