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Gov. Joe Manchin said Wednesday he hasn't decided whether he will sign legislation to boost Medicaid payments to some mental-health care providers, but one of the bill's sponsors says there is enough support in the Legislature to override a possible veto.
Supporters of the measure say West Virginia lacks community- based mental health services - like therapy and crisis intervention programs - that could keep many people out of the state's overcrowded psychiatric hospitals.See the full content of this document
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Manchin Concerned with Mental-Health Bill
Both the state Senate and House of Delegates unanimously passed the Mental Health Stabilization Act of (SB672), which would increase reimbursement rates for certai...
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