{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthis-is-ag.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F34-jayson-welter-zib4w1Jp","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"34. Jayson Welter - General Counsel at United Ag, advocacy, mental health parity, and relationships","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/2dda78af-7797-4505-8bd3-436029dda559/51d49462-c2b6-4e98-a0fb-445ef3c441c9/this-is-ag-version-2.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"In this episode, I spoke with Jayson Welter, our General Counsel at United Ag, about our advocacy efforts for agricultural communities, particularly in healthcare. We discussed key challenges like hospital closures and improving access to mental health services through platforms like Teladoc. Jayson explained how the Affordable Care Act brought mental health parity, ensuring equal costs for mental and physical healthcare. \nWe also touched on the empathy and care that agricultural employers have for their workers, and how improving healthcare coverage boosts productivity. Our advocacy isn't just about making requests—it's about building relationships, educating policymakers, and showing the real challenges faced in rural healthcare and agriculture.\nI encourage anyone, even outside of agriculture, to get involved. Whether it’s locally or joining us in Sacramento, every effort makes a difference. Agriculture touches all of us, and together we can do even more to support the communities that feed our nation.\n"}