Much needs to be done to ensure that civil healthcare reform and parity live up to their promise for persons with mental illness and addiction disorders, Congressmen and advocates pointed out during a latest policy briefing on mental health.
There’s an unfortunate dual cr of increased demand and service reduction.
Economical recession has resulted in over $ two billion in cuts to community mental health maintenance -with more cuts on horizon -leading to solutions elimination for uninsured. Whenever relying on solutions delivered by safety net, approximately five million people with assured mental disorders, guys and girls with huge addiction disorders and homeless persons will remain uninsured. Now let me tell you something. Coverage expansion under healthcare reform will result in five million modern patients entering social safety net for mental health and addictions treatment, that again struggles to care for eight million+ children and adults.