American Rescue Act Offers Significant New Funds to Address Mental Health Needs in the U S pittsburghstar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pittsburghstar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mental health is essential to our overall health, and the importance of attending to mental health has become even more pronounced during the COVID-19.
“My goal is to say health care above the neck should be treated the same as health care below the neck, and that the funding systems should be the same so that people can get the help they need.” Sen. Debbie Stabenow
Listen: Sen. Debbie Stabenow on the importance of mental health services.
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“These models have decreased emergency room visits by 63% and jails by 60%, and homelessness by 41%,” says Stabenow.
The American Rescue Plan also allocates $4 billion toward mental health services, bolstering the push for more comprehensive coverage in Michigan.
“My goal is to say health care above the neck should be treated the same as health care below the neck, and that the funding systems should be the same so that people can get the help they need,” says Stabenow.
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Essentially, one commentator calculates that, with these changes, a family of four making $85,000 with $25,000 in health insurance coverage costs, will go from no federal support to a maximum payment for insurance of $7,000, or subsidies for such coverage will go from zero to $18,000. The American Rescue Plan provides various additional levels of support for all income levels, as shown in the table above.
2. Expands ACA cost-sharing support for the unemployed. The Senate legislation adds cost-sharing support for unemployed Americans enrolled in a qualified health plan. Currently, for those enrolled in such a plan who make between 100 and 400 percent of the FPL, the ACA mandates insurers reduce cost-sharing in phased amounts to make out-of-pocket expenses more affordable for lower-income Americans. The Senate legislation amends this provision for 2021 to deem that any person who received (or is approved to receive) unemployment compensation for any week during 2021 meets the req
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