To receive Mental Health care at a Outpatient Clinic in pennsylvania. He was told he would be unable to get an appointment for six months. When that employee left another va employee lean in to tell the veteran that if he told her he was thinking of killing himself she would be able to get him appointment much sooner in three months instead of six. Luckily that veteran wasnt considering suicide. But what about those veterans who are . How many of the tens of thousands veterans that va admitted have been left on waiting list for weeks, months and even year for care were seeking Mental Health care appointments . House education and Workforce Committee are suicidal or edgeing toward suicide as a result of not getting the care they earned . Despite the increase in budget, program and staff the suicide rate among veterans has remained more or less stable since 1999 with approximately 22 veterans committing suicide every day. The most recent data has shown over the last three years rates of
Form in rural and underserved areas. Cms recognizes challenges faced by beneficiaries and providers in rural areas. I look forward to working with hrsa and the congress delivering quality care to Medicare Beneficiaries regardless of their location. Thank you again and im happy to answer your questions. Thank you both. Let me answer a couple of questions and well do fiveminute rounds here. Mr. Morris, the department the budget the administration submitted would have cut your budget by 20 million. Did you ask for that cut . Mr. Chairman, we support the president s budget and the request that came forward. We think it supports the key programs for our office. Includes continued funding for the outreach program, the rural hospital flexibility program. For our policy and Research Activities and we think those are the programs that can be most effective meeting the needs. Where are you going to spend 20 million less than you are spending this year . The president s budget there is a decrease
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which emphasizes attorney well-being and highlights resources such as the North Carolina Lawyers Assistance Program and BarCARES.
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