On Tuesday, May 7th, Lori Krinksky (President of NAMI Central Middlesex) and Monica Luke (Chair of the NAMI Mass Advocacy Committee) testified at the State House in support of H913 – An Act to increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks S610 – An Act to increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks S592 –…
State Rep. James Arciero recently met with several family representatives from NAMI, the National Alliance of Mental Illness. The meeting was arranged to discuss the legislative priorities of NAMI in an effort to help those individuals with mental illness and their family members. READ THE FULL STORY
In a scathing decision released Tuesday, a federal judge in Northern California ruled that a unit of UnitedHealth Group, the giant health insurer, had created internal policies aimed at effectively discriminating against patients with mental health and substance abuse disorders to save money. U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero found that United Behavioral Health,…
With mental health beds in short supply, emergency rooms increasingly have become the care of first and last resort for people in the grips of a psychiatric episode. Now, hospitals around the country are opening emergency units that calmly cater to patients with mental health needs. READ THE FULL STORY
Massachusetts health officials are significantly expanding addiction treatment, adding nearly 400 long-term recovery beds devoted to people who suffer from both addiction and mental illness. The recent move aims to address a major failing of the current system: Addiction programs typically lack the expertise to also treat the depression, anxiety, and trauma that often underlie…
The debate on the house budget is starting on Monday, April 22 after the budget was released on April 10th. As you know from our Legislative Priorities and our awesome Advocacy Day on April 8th, NAMI Massachusetts is supporting better funding for the DMH Rental Subsidy Program and other initiatives to reduce or prevent homelessness…
Calling all advocates. Calling all advocates! NAMI Massachusetts has joined several other states by supporting our Advocacy efforts with a software platform called Quorum. This software will allow us to Let you know about opportunities to contact your legislators – and send them an email at the click of a button Target our “asks” when…
NAMI Mass held our Advocacy Day on Monday, April 8th, 2019. About 200 participants braved some typically cold, wet and rainy New England weather to arrive at the State House and speak with their legislators. For details on our speakers, take a peek here. To see the photos from the event – check out this…
