Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius described a new world for those suffering from Mental Illness or substance abuse. Imagine what it would mean if people felt as comfortable saying they were going for counseling as they do saying theyre going for a flu shot or physical therapy. Reporter patients with broken bones or heart attack symptoms are routinely admitted to Emergency Rooms and insurers are contacted later. Before today, patients reporting severe depression or suicidal tendencies often had to be approved by Insurance Companies before they were admitted. Treatment could be delayed or coverage denied. Now that disparity will no longer exist. The new rules are a result of obamacare and a 2008 law that called for Mental Health parity. Theyre also the last of 23 executive actions to reduce gun violence that president obama took when congress voted against stricter gun control legislation after the Sandy Hook School shooting. These new rules also forbid insurers from denying cov
Quickly as it would have. Unemployment will not go down as quickly as it would have. And there are lives behind that. And thats real. And its not necessary. Thats the problem. Reporter there is a way out of this, of course, scott, and thats for both sides to compromise. But in this conflict, neither side has shown any willingness to do that at all. Pelley thank you. It is a feature of this law that federal managers cant choose where to cut. The reductions must be across the board thereby eliminating both the wasteful and the vital. A few programs are exempt, however, and we asked nancy cordes to tell us where the cuts are coming. Reporter food stamp fund will not be cut. Neither will Childrens Health subsidies or medicaid. Democrats protected those programs for the poor and a few others when they were negotiating the sequester with republicans two years ago. And both sides agreed that military pay and benefits along with funding for veterans should be shielded from the budget ax as wel
Seem to ask why doesnt anyone do anything about Mental Health care . Well, today someone did. The Obama Administration issued new rules that will improve access to care for 62 million americans. Its an idea the president said he would impose himself by executive order after congress declined to pass gun control legislation. The move comes after the movie massacre in colorado that left 12 dead, the shootings in newtown, connecticut, that killed 27, the Washington Navy yard attack in which 12 died, and the shooting at l. A. X. One week ago. 88 dead in 12 Mass Shootings in just over a year. Major garrett is at the white house with more on what all this means. Major . Reporter scott, Mental Health professionals have sought this change for decades, both to improve treatment and to lift a longstanding stigma. Todays announcement means Insurance Companies must now provide the same benefit coverage for illnesses of the mind they have long provided by for every other kind of illness. In atlanta
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