Wired Wednesday: Waits for Mental Health Care Are Growing Longer

By Chad Mooney

Published 11 months ago on

January 17, 2024

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Getting mental health care has never been easy in Fresno and many other parts of California.

GV Wire’s Edward Smith reported this week about the new challenges created for patients — particularly teens — by the state’s Medi-Cal payment reform program.

On Wednesday, Smith talked about the long waits for mental health care with Fox26 “Great Day” anchor Jim De La Vega.

Read Smith’s story at this link.

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