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Tony Evers: “We're going to ban health insurance companies from requiring…”

Featuring: Tony Evers, Democratic | Governor of Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is delivering his budget address

Published | Video Starts at 44:00

And this may be obvious, but here's one thing we have to make sure of. No one should be in a mental health crisis wondering whether insurance will cover an inpatient stay to get help. So We're going to ban health insurance companies from requiring pre approval for inpatient mental health services. So Wisconsin is in crisis, can be safe and get life sa Wisconsinites, you should be able to get health care when and where you need it and you should be able to get it quickly and close to home. (44:00–44:07)

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Asserts a plan to ban pre-approval requirements for inpatient mental health services by insurance companies.

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