Petition to integrate a no-fee mental assessment into the annual wellness examination; a national priority.

Include a no-fee annual mental health evaluation into preventive wellness examinations. Health insurance currently includes a wellness exam annually at no charge to prevent major illness. This potential is include an annual mental health checkup to help individuals suffering from mental or social issues which affect their overall medical or physical health
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There is a rich source of data which connects social (life) stressor with physical wellbeing. Medical doctors may treat presenting symptoms but may not find the root cause to some medical concerns. The reason is that those symptoms are often associated with mental issue caused by a life event or ongoing stressor. A mental health exam could save money and lives as well as reduce the stigma associated with mental illness.