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Making Health Care Better - The White House

(2 days ago) President Obama recognized the importance of making real, lasting changes to ensure that people with behavioral health conditions, including those with serious mental illness, have the services and supports they need. Since Barack Obama took office, there have been several key changes in access to and … See more

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/docs/mental_health_report_final.pdf

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Obama Signs Landmark Legislation With Major Mental …

(3 days ago) WEBObama Signs Landmark Legislation With Major Mental Health Provisions. The last major piece of health legislation from the 114th Congress links treatment and research to prior efforts on health care …

https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.pn.2017.1a10

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Here's What Obamacare Did for Mental Health

(Just Now) WEBPeople gained insurance coverage under the health care law, but access barriers remain. The percentage of Americans with mental health issues who lack insurance coverage …

https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-05-04/heres-what-obamacare-did-for-mental-health

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How Obamacare improved mental health coverage

(8 days ago) WEBAnd from late 2013 to mid-2020, total Medicaid and CHIP enrollment had grown by more than 19 million people, increasing …

https://www.healthinsurance.org/obamacare/how-obamacare-improved-mental-health-coverage/

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The ACA at 10: How Has It Impacted Mental Health Care?

(8 days ago) WEBAlmost one of five adults in America — just under 50 million people — are currently living with a mental illness. People with mental health conditions are at significantly higher risk for other health …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2020/aca-10-how-has-it-impacted-mental-health-care

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Does the Affordable Care Act cover individuals with mental health

(1 days ago) WEBYes. Mental and behavioral health services are considered what’s called essential health benefits. Most individual and small employer health insurance plans, …

https://www.hhs.gov/answers/health-insurance-reform/does-the-aca-cover-individuals-with-mental-health-problems/index.html

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Mental Health Reform is a Law

(8 days ago) WEBDecember 14, 2016. By Happy Carlock. “Signed, sealed, delivered, I’m yours” is not just the chorus in President Barack Obama’s favorite song that makes you want to dance. It’s …

https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/December-2016/Signed-Sealed-Delivered-Mental-Health-Reform-is

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Improving Health for All Americans whitehouse.gov

(9 days ago) WEBThe FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), signed into law by President Obama on Jan. 4, 2011, enables FDA to better protect public health by strengthening the food safety system. It enables FDA to focus …

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-record/health-care

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What the Afordable Care Act Has Meant for People with …

(Just Now) WEBPeople with mental health conditions will lose coverage. If the ACA is overturned, people who no longer receive the ACA’s help with premiums will find insurance unaffordable. An …

https://www.nami.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/NAMI_IssueBrief_ACA_11-10-20.pdf

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Obama vows to sign this sweeping mental health bill …

(5 days ago) WEBHealth Dec 8, 2016 8:11 AM EDT. The Senate passed the first major mental health legislation in nearly a decade, sending the 21st Century Cures Act to President Barack Obama, who has promised to

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/obama-vows-sign-sweeping-mental-health-bill-congress-passed

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Fact Sheet: President Obama Signs Executive Order to Improve …

(7 days ago) WEBPresident Obama signed the “caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010”, into law which helps our most seriously injured post-9/11 veterans …

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2012/08/31/fact-sheet-president-obama-signs-executive-order-improve-access-mental-h

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Fact Sheet: Mental Health Care and the Affordable Care Act

(1 days ago) WEB32 states (including the District of Columbia) extended Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. 12. 16.2 million people enrolled in Medicaid under the ACA, gaining …

https://psychiatry.weill.cornell.edu/research-institutes/dewitt-wallace-institute-psychiatry/issues-mental-health-policy/fact-sheet

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Mental health and substance abuse health coverage options

(5 days ago) WEBMental and behavioral health services are essential health benefits. All plans must cover: Behavioral health treatment, such as psychotherapy and counseling. Mental and …

https://www.healthcare.gov/coverage/mental-health-substance-abuse-coverage/

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Behavioral health coverage under the Affordable Care Act: What …

(3 days ago) WEBThe 2008 Mental Health Parity & Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded access to behavioral health services.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5832546/

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What Obama's Executive Action Means for Mental Health Funding

(9 days ago) WEBRon Honberg, national director of policy and legal affairs for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), said the funding could provide a great help for people seeking …

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/obamas-executive-action-means-mental-health-funding/story?id=36099975

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FACT SHEET: President - The White House

(1 days ago) WEBThe 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act called for mental health care benefits to be covered at the same level as physical health care benefits. …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/01/fact-sheet-president-biden-to-announce-strategy-to-address-our-national-mental-health-crisis-as-part-of-unity-agenda-in-his-first-state-of-the-union/

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Former President Barack Obama on How He Managed His Mental …

(3 days ago) WEBHannes Magerstaedt/Getty Images. It takes work to manage mental health, even—or especially—for presidents. And former president Barack Obama gave a few …

https://www.self.com/story/barack-obama-mental-health

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FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Protects and Increases Access …

(2 days ago) WEBThe mental health of students, teachers, and school staff is essential to their overall well-being and continued academic recovery, and continues to be a high …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/briefing-room/2024/03/11/fact-sheet-the-presidents-budget-protects-and-increases-access-to-quality-affordable-healthcare/

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$282 Billion: What Mental Illness Costs America Each Year - U.S.

(5 days ago) WEBFor example, expanding the availability of mental health services would reduce U.S. mental illness costs by more than 3%, and thus add more than 1% to the …

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2024-04-24/282-billion-what-mental-illness-costs-america-each-year

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Fact Sheet: Celebrating the Affordable Care Act HHS.gov

(9 days ago) WEBThis successful program has trained more than 143,000 individuals who work in the mental health field or a related profession and more than 300,000 people in …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/03/18/fact-sheet-celebrating-affordable-care-act.html

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Mental Health Provisions in Obama Administration’s Proposals

(7 days ago) WEBThe Obama Administration issued a package of actions on Jan. 5, 2016 designed to reduce gun violence in America. NAMI’s Executive Director, Mary Giliberti, …

https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/NAMI-News/2016/Mental-Health-Provisions-in-Obama-Administration-s

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5 Strategies for Improving Mental Health at Work - Harvard …

(2 days ago) WEBThe author, who wrote a book on mental health and work last year, explores several key ways organizations haven’t gone far enough in implementing a culture of …

https://hbr.org/2024/04/5-strategies-for-improving-mental-health-at-work

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Accelerating Science to Improve Early Autism Screening

(2 days ago) WEBThese efforts, many supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), show that making early autism screening part of routine health care can have a …

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2024/accelerating-science-to-improve-early-autism-screening

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National Mental Health Awareness Month, 2016 - The White House

(4 days ago) WEBNOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the …

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/04/28/presidential-proclamation-national-mental-health-awareness-month-2016

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The weaponization of ‘mental health’ and ‘trauma’ Voice

(7 days ago) WEBSo much ground is covered in Bad Therapy it’s hard to know what to highlight first except to say that it’s a remarkably astute catalog documenting how stable …

https://www.christianpost.com/voices/the-weaponization-of-mental-health-and-trauma.html

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Paper: Policy reforms urgently needed to mitigate racial disparities …

(5 days ago) WEBA team of researchers is calling for comprehensive changes to U.S. health care and social policies to improve diagnosis and treatment of perinatal mental health …

https://familyresiliency.illinois.edu/news/2024-04-12t151032/paper-policy-reforms-urgently-needed-mitigate-racial-disparities-perinatal

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Fact Sheet: Vice President Harris Announces Historic …

(3 days ago) WEBActions are the latest in a series of steps the Biden-Harris Administration has taken to improve safety, provide support for care workers and family caregivers, and to …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/04/22/fact-sheet-vice-president-harris-announces-historic-advancements-in-long-term-care-to-support-the-care-economy/

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Joint ERC/CIRP/POE Seminar: Workplace Mental Health

(1 days ago) WEBJohns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) The Johns Hopkins POE Total Worker Health® Center Speaker Zhiqing (Albert) Zhou, PhD. Associate Professor …

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2024/joint-erc/cirp/poe-seminar-workplace-mental-health

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Trump surrogates hint at how he could reshape U.S. health care …

(1 days ago) WEBSarah Owermohle reports on the administration’s health care initiatives, federal health policy, and its intersection with politics and the courts. She joined STAT …

https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/23/trump-health-care-policy/

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Column: Biden’s big campaign promises come with a warning …

(1 days ago) WEBIn a second term, Biden says, he would raise taxes on corporations and high income earners, meaning anyone making more than $400,000 a year.He says he would …

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-04-29/column-president-bidens-big-campaign-promises-come-with-a-warning-label

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Mental health chair resigns, calling out government 'inactions'

(Just Now) WEBThe Chair of Mental Health Australia has taken a swipe at the Albanese government's "inaction" on mental health, as he resigned from the top role of the peak …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-24/mental-health-chair-resigns-calling-out-government-inactions-/103766414

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Remarks by the President at National Conference on Mental Health

(6 days ago) WEBRemarks by the President at National Conference on Mental Health. East Room. 10:00 A.M. EDT. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Welcome to the White …

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/03/remarks-president-national-conference-mental-health

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Grieving mother calls for better mental health services in Karratha

(4 days ago) WEBMr Felix had ADHD and anxiety, which Ms Grabenhofer said had been managed throughout his life. If you or anyone you know needs help: Suicide Call Back …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-27/pilbara-mother-calls-out-mental-health-service-shortage/103677730

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Coroner urges review of Tasmania's prisoner mental health …

(7 days ago) WEBIn short: Robert Harold Gerard was the fifth Risdon prisoner in the space of a decade to take his life by suicide. A month before his death, he missed a psychiatric …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-29/risdon-prison-robert-gerard-inquest-mental-health-services/103779482

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Objections at Morehouse to Biden as commencement speaker

(4 days ago) WEBBiden will be the second sitting president to give a commencement speech at Morehouse, after former President Barack Obama in 2013. “Not many schools in the …

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elections/2024/04/29/objections-morehouse-biden-commencement-speaker

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Biden Revisits His Past in Interview With Howard Stern

(6 days ago) WEBThe president then strongly encouraged those with mental health issues to seek therapy. Trump has vowed to “cancel” President Biden’s policies for cutting …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/us/politics/biden-howard-stern-trump.html

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Executive Order -- Improving Access to Mental Health Services for

(7 days ago) WEBSec. 2. Suicide Prevention. (a) By December 31, 2012, the Department of Veterans Affairs, in continued collaboration with the Department of Health and Human …

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2012/08/31/executive-order-improving-access-mental-health-services-veterans-service

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