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Article: NAPHS Challenges Reports of Administration's Mental Health Reform Proposals
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- September 3, 1993
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Reports that President
Clinton has dramatically reduced his plans for reforming mental
health coverage, if accurate, indicate a serious retreat from efforts
to include comprehensive mental health benefits as part of the
administration's overall healthcare reform plan, according to the
National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS).
"While President Clinton remains the single greatest hope for the
mentally ill, if the reports are accurate, the administration will
have abandoned its once promising position on the importance of
providing comprehensive coverage for mental health care," said Bob
Trachtenberg, executive director of NAPHS.
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