Arlington, Va. – The American Psychiatric Association (APA) applauds House passage of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, which overhauls key features in Medicare coverage of treatment for mental health, most notably by reducing the discriminatory 50 percent coinsurance patients must pay for outpatient mental health services to the same 20 percent co-payment charged for all other Medicare Part B services. The House passed H.R. 6331 by a vote of 355 to 59.  read full article

Recently I had two experiences that reminded me of the old adage "If you forget history it is destined to repeat itself".

I was listening to a talk radio host making the usual criticisms about how liberals had destroyed society. Then he gave as an example (no doubt spurred by the shooting death of a professional football player Sean Taylor by black youths burglarizing his home and known to his family). He noted that the murder rate of black-on-black was increasing, and that it has been increasing since the 60's, except for a few jerks and stops. He stated that this is a public health problem and that Black leaders should more . . .

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