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Mental Health Services Could Disappear with ACA Repeal (eastcountymagazine.org)

 

March 1. 2017 (Washington D.C.) – Plans to revamp the Affordable Care Act were among President Trump's talking points during last night's address before a joint session of Congress. And one sector of the population stands to be significantly impacted by changes to the healthcare law.

Peggy Hubbert, the executive director of the National Association for Mental Illness in Iowa, explains that because of policies and safeguards included in the ACA millions of Americans struggling with mental illnesses gained coverage over the past eight years. And she says many are low-income and have no other options.

Hubbert notes that Iowa has a shortage of mental-health providers and accessibility to services would become even more difficult if mental-health care is not required for insurance plans. Some experts say a disruption in services can be damaging to the functioning of individuals with mental-health concerns.

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