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A new report contended only one in three people with commercial health insurance and a mental health condition is able to find proper mental health care. Released by the mental health advocacy group Inseparable, the report found significant barriers in Americans ability to access and afford services for mental health and substance use disorders. Dr. ...

The number of people with Affordable Care Act health coverage is on the rise, but many are not able to access the care they need to get and stay healthy. Adam Fox - deputy director of the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative - said the Biden Administration has an opportunity to update the ACAs Essential Health Benefits, services that almost all individual and small-employer insurance plans across the country are required to cover. He said all Americans need access to fundamental services. .....

Connecticut and U.S. mental health professionals are working to address suicide among military veterans. Research shows a 95% increase in veteran suicides nationally between 2001 and 2020, peaking in 2018. ...

Democratic leaders in the U.S. House and Senate reintroduced the Housing for All Act, which would put about $100 billion over 10 years toward solving the crisis of people experiencing homelessness. The bill would fund federal programs to build affordable housing and provide emergency shelter. ...

A new report outlined the need to preserve rural New Yorks affordable rental housing. The report from the Regional Plan Association report showed by 2027, hundreds of rural tenants will be displaced each year as a decades-old program ends. The U.S. ...

Minnesotans with low to moderate incomes can turn to free services to help get their tax returns ready to file but some programs are saying a lack of volunteers means they cannot assist everyone. Community Action Agencies are among the offices helping file income tax returns for qualifying households. Tara Kaufman, community service specialist for Tri-County Community Action in north-central Minnesota, said they are fortunate to have some volunteers on hand but they are still well short of wha...

Libraries across Virginia and the nation are fighting back on censorship issues. So far this year, 100 bills are pending at the state and federal levels to limit school library database access, criminalize librarians or defund libraries altogether. Virginia is no exception. ...

If Pennsylvania American Water gets its latest rate hike, more than 770,000 water and wastewater customers in 37 counties would be affected. For now, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has hit pause on the proposed water and sewer rate hike, while it conducts its own investigation. Patrick Cicero, Pennsylvanias state consumer advocate, said the increase would boost the companys total annual revenue for water services by $204 million. ...

Virginias General Assembly is taking up a bill to address outcomes for kids in foster care. Previous legislation either failed to pass or was watered down in favor of further research on the issues. House Bill 893 would require Virginias Judicial Council to adopt new standards for attorneys to qualify to represent parents in child dependency cases. ...

South Dakota lawmakers are taking a close look at teacher pay this session. A specific plan to establish salary requirements cleared the House this week. South Dakota has consistently ranked near the bottom among states for teacher pay. ...