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Health Policy Experts Say Bills To Address Issue of Uninsured Are Not Real Solutions
Item in the Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report - "Health policy experts said the handful of bills proposed by Congress during 'Cover the Uninsured Week' were 'notable mostly for their modesty' and were 'not real solutions,' despite claims by politicians from both parties that reducing the number of uninsured is a 'top priority,' CongressDaily reports..."  
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North Carolina spending committee hears options on HHS reductions
Winston-Salem Journal story - "Advocate groups cringed Tuesday as a joint House and Senate appropriations subcommittee unveiled options for potentially deep cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services. House budget-writers have been ordered by legislative leaders to find an additional $92 million in savings within HHS beyond the 2004-05 budget proposal presented last week by Gov. Mike Easley. ... Other options discussed include a $17.5 million reduction to community mental health programs ..."  
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Mental health program a window to freedom (Oregon)
Statesman-Journal story on a new residential treatment home on the grounds of the state mental hospital in Salem,"...the first of three to open in Marion County — is meant to provide transitional housing for clients who are languishing at the Oregon State Hospital because their mental health has improved too much for them to benefit from being there, but are not yet ready for completely unsupervised life on the outside."  
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