National Healthcare
Law: A Sigh of Relief, yet Need for Ongoing and Strong Advocacy
While we have a lot to celebrate and there was a deep sigh
of relief for the time being when the American Health Care Act vote was
canceled, we would be ill advised to assume that everything is fine and
business will continue as usual. We know there are battles on different fronts
on the near horizon.
There is much political motivation to weaken the provisions
of the Affordable Care Act that will negatively impact providers of mental
healthcare and substance use treatment services and will be irreparably harmful
to those they serve. We must continue to advocate strongly for parity to be
reinforced and for the Essential Health Benefits to be maintained.
We must not get complacent or feel the problem has been
kicked down the road and we can focus only on immediate matters. While the vote
on the national healthcare law has been held off, there is a lot of repositioning
going on behind the scenes. We need to do everything possible to direct the
legislative and regulatory changes to be positive for providers and the
individuals they serve.
This is a lot like a boxing match: We are back in our
corners for now. The fight has not been won yet.
We must persevere with strong, consistent advocacy.
Let’s get right back in the ring! Write and call your
Congressional representatives to solidify their support for a healthcare law
that will ensure coverage and access to services for everyone in need, for all
health conditions. Click here
to access NJAMHAA’s Legislative Handbook, which provides all the contact
information you need.
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