Monday, June 13, 2005

Patients fear Florida's new policies on prescribing psychiatric medication Sun-Sentinel story on changes to the process for prescribing psychiatric medications - "...Some mental health professionals warn the decision could endanger the health of mentally ill patients. To save $292 million in the state's $2.5 billion drug program for the poor and disabled, Gov. Jeb Bush's administration persuaded the Florida Legislature this spring to impose strict limits on patient access to mental health drugs. It includes making brand-name drugs less accessible and requiring the poor and disabled to start off on the cheapest drugs first." See also A looming crisis for mentally ill people, a statement by the APA that appeared in the Miami Herald.