Thank you, Governor Jack Markell. Lets get the insurance department involved by enforcing the federal Wellstone/Domenici parity laws via commercial health insurers for mental health and substance abuse treatment. Please significantly increase funding for DSAMH to expand capacity in a way that matches the increase of those in need of life-saving treatment -- largely from opioid dependence. Those models, including recovery housing, must support people who relapse, which is very often symptomatic of this chronic disease.
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 02:33:25 +0000