Did a little online research re Texas...
Don't fall for the "compassionate (rightwing christian) conservative"
rhetoric. It's all about privatization and pharmaceutical companys. Big
bucks for big business and cooperating providers.
Talk left, act right just like National (right) Socialism (left) did.
Richard
_Mental Illness be Damned_
from Marcia Purse
That's the message the government of Texas is sending to its citizens.
Unless a mentally ill person has plenty of money and/or is fortunate enough
to have health insurance with decent mental health benefits, Texas would
just as soon kill him as help him.
In 2001, Texas ranked 46th in the nation in mental healthcare spending. In
2003, the Texas legislature slashed millions of dollars from the state's
2004 mental healthcare programs. Under the 2004 budget, Medicaid will no
longer pay for adults to visit:
a.. Psychologists,
b.. Licensed counselors,
c.. Social workers, or
d.. Marriage and family therapists.
The 2004 budget originally included drastic reductions in children's mental
healthcare benefits. Fortunately, these cuts were disapproved by the Federal
government. But other cuts and changes include:
a.. Complete elimination of In Home and Family Support for mental health,
b.. 11% reduction in services for mental retardation, and
c.. 61% reduction in In Home and Family Support for mental retardation.
http://bipolar.about.com/od/socialissues/a/040628_texas.htm
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