Sara Rodriguez: “Persistent mental illness is a disability that we can look…”

“I also want to make sure that participants have real flexibility and support in maintaining their care without unnecessary barriers. Thank you. Thank you, Lieutenant Governor Rodriguez. Yeah, so, absolutely. That is one area where we have. We have Persistent mental illness is a disability that we can look at overall for coverage for IRIS. It wouldn't be everybody with mental illness, because we know that that is, people can have, you know, are able to work full time and that it is much more pervasive than people even tell others at that time.” (36:38–36:45)

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