Fight for the future of mental health care
Senators are back from July 4th recess, where they
heard from advocates like you about the harmful consequences of the Senate health
reform bill (the Better Care Reconciliation Act).
Thank
you for speaking up, but the fight is
not over. The future
of mental health coverage is being decided right now.
Currently, 1 in 5 Americans live with a mental illness but only
half get needed treatment. This bill will make it even harder for people to get
psychiatric medications, case management and mental health services.
If this bill passes,
millions of Americans will lose coverage for mental health care.
Senators need to keep
hearing from you. Tell them to oppose any health reform bill that:
- Leaves fewer Americans
with coverage for mental illness
- Takes away protections
for people with mental health conditions
- Caps or limits Medicaid
- Ends Medicaid expansion
Tell your Senators to #Act4MentalHealth to ensure that we have
more coverage for mental health care, not less.