This issue has nothing to do with whether you voted for President Trump or Ms. Clinton. Obama care may be a disaster, my premiums skyrocketed like yours. There were 4 needed features – coverage of pre-existing illnesses, children remaining on a parent’s policy until age 26, mental health coverage, and drug abuse coverage. Over the years it has been incredibly difficult to get mental health and drug abuse treatment for clients even when insured. Health care policies limited coverage and paid a low percentage. Only the wealthy could afford residential treatment for their child. That changed under our present health care system.
The title above is a newspaper headline of an article that explains how poor people on Medicaid will lose their mental health and drug coverage. It will no longer be mandated. I am not debating the merits of the Republican proposal versus the mess we now have, but the loss of this coverage is going to decimate a population that is growing everyday. West Virginia counties sued opioid distributors today “for shipping inordinate quantities of opioids into the state in violation of a West Virginia law.” They have filed suit against drug distributors as well as Walgreens and CVS. The merits of the law suit are not the purpose of this Blog either. We unfortunately have a massive substance abuse and mental health crisis in this country and it is not subsiding. People need help. This is a sad situation and I thought I would put it out there for people to think about. These are not people born to do evil or born to hurt others. Mental health issues represent genetics as does substance abuse for many who find themselves in that abyss. Whatever the reason they need the help President Trump promised to continue for these problems, and hopefully the next headline will read “does not” instead of “would.”