Mental Illness

NEW REPORT: State Healthcare Reforms for Uninsured Fail to Address High Percentage of Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders

Published in Lab Law Weekly, July 4th, 2008

New data indicates that more than one in four adult Americans without medical insurance have a mental illness or substance use disorder, or both.

But many state healthcare initiatives intended to cover the uninsured are neglecting these conditions, according to a report by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (National Council).

The report is available at www.HealthcareforUninsured.org . It is supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

"Many states are trying to cover the uninsured but need to do more in these critical areas that affect one...

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Source: Lab Law Weekly (2008-07-04)

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