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With Pandemic Worsening the Mental Illness and Addiction Crisis, Biden Administration to Provide Nearly $2.5 Billion to States, Territories for Treatment, Prevention Aid
March 12, 2021
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Funding to Support Comprehensive Community Prevention, Treatment, Recovery and Health Services
The Biden Administration will provide nearly $2.5 billion in funding to states and territories to address the nation’s mental illness and addiction crisis, which has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will direct $1.65 billion in Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant funding and $825 million in Community Mental Health Services Block Grant funding to states and territories.
March 12, 2021 6:08 AM By Brandon Lee
President Joe Biden offered Americans a glimpse of hope that life would begin to return to normal this summer as he marked a year of U.S. shutdowns and death, ordering a further acceleration of the governmentâs efforts to end the pandemic.
In his first prime-time address to the country since his inauguration, the president directed states to make all U.S. adults eligible for vaccinations by May 1, and he said his administration would reach his goal of 100 million shots in his first 100 days in office by his 60th day as president.
âWeâre not only going to meet that goal, weâre going to beat that goal,â he said in remarks on the anniversary of the day a year ago when the World Health Organization declared a pandemic. âI need you to get vaccinated when itâs your turn and you can find an opportunity,â Biden said.
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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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âTrojan Horse for the radical Leftâs progressive wish listâ: Sens. Tillis, Scott take shots at $1.9T relief package
âTrojan Horse for the radical Leftâs progressive wish listâ: Sens. Tillis, Scott take shots at $1.9T relief package By WBTV Web Staff | March 6, 2021 at 4:33 PM EST - Updated March 6 at 11:16 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - After a more than 25-hour marathon, the Senate narrowly voted to approve a $1.9T coronavirus relief package, which includes $1,400 stimulus payments to Americans making less than $75,000.
While the vote passed 50-49, with all Democrats voting to pass the bill, all Republicans voted to reject the motion.