Bill to increase Medicaid reimbursement for mental health providers in university clinics advances

Bill to increase Medicaid reimbursement for mental health providers in university clinics advances

(Getty Images)A mental health clinic at UNLV that provides care to populations that have difficulty accessing help, and turns out trained mental health providers in the process, is operating on a shoe string and is unsustainable, says its executive director.  A bill before state lawmakers seeks to increase Medicaid funding for patients treated at university clinics in Nevada, and help alleviate the mental health provider shortage in the process,…