Update: Cuts To Medicaid Mental Health Services Halted
July 2, 2008 by Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
According to a Mental Health America email I received this morning,
[...] the Senate sweepingly adopted a bill that will halt long-threatened cuts to Medicaid mental health services. The Senate action blocking implementation of harmful Medicaid regulations came on the heels of House approval of a supplemental funding bill that included the regulation moratorium. Despite earlier veto threats, the President signed this legislation into law on Monday, June 30th.
I added the bold.
This is just more proof that our efforts do pay off, so the next time you get an advocacy alert to send a quick email to your representatives about something …read more




