Monday, January 27, 2003

Mental health funding a concern (North Carolina)
Story in the Herald Sun on discussion at a legislative breakfast about mental health policy, sponsored by the Mental Health Association in Orange County, a Carrboro-based nonprofit organization and two local chapters of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, that "brought local leaders and community members into a dialogue with state-level officials about the state’s recent policy shifting more responsibility for mental health care to the local level."  
  

Patient's Bill of Rights could see revival
Story from the Washington Bureau of bizjournals.com - "The Patient's Bill of Rights, all but left for dead in Congress, could be revived as part of a political deal to secure passage of legislation to cap damages in medical malpractice lawsuits. So predicts Dr. Donald Young, president of the Health Insurance Association of America, who says medical malpractice reform is 'now an issue that's resonating with the American public.' "  
  

Lawmakers craft plan to save health budget (Montana)
Story in the Missoulian on efforts by some lawmakers to reverse the $29 million in cuts that Gov. Judy Martz made to the Department of Public Health and Human Services' fiscal 2004-05 budget.