We Must Advocate for Older Adults with Behavioral Health Conditions

• By: Kimberly Williams, LMSW Lisa Furst, LMSW, MPH Michael B. Friedman, LMSW
• July 1st, 2017
• aging population, behavioral health services, healthcare access, Medicaid reform, mental health policy, older adults, social isolation, suicide risk
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As of this writing, the healthcare and behavioral health systems are facing unprecedented threats from proposed legislation to significantly roll back the gains achieved through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Medicaid is also under threat, as the current legislative proposal attempts to alter its...