Va. Urged to Increase Spending on Mental Health
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RICHMOND, Jan. 4 -- As GOP legislators unveiled proposals Friday to overhaul Virginia's mental health system, advocates for the mentally ill urged Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and the General Assembly to pump tens of millions of additional dollars into underfunded programs.
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While health-care cost hikes continue to outpace inflation, some signs of moderation are beginning to show, according to a report released Monday by Hewitt Associates, a human resources consulting firm.
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RICHMOND, Dec. 1 -- The coalition of Virginia interest groups that helped push through a $1.5 billion tax increase this year received a blunt message Wednesday from Gov. Mark R. Warner and senior Republican legislators who control the purse strings: Don't expect the same gift twice.
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By Sara Semelka, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Jun. 24--After the mass murder in April of 32 people at Virginia Tech University and the disclosure that the gunman suffered from mental illness, Faisal Ahmed wanted to provide Mid-Missourians access to information about mental health.
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In the debate over Virginia's mental health system, they're called "consumers." Some of them call themselves survivors.
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Governors from both parties appealed Sunday for the Bush administration and Congress to provide more money &#151; now and over the long term &#151; for a health care program that insures millions of children.
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Kentucky's largest newspaper on  Thursday urged Republican Sen. Jim Bunning to answer questions  about his mental health because his behavior as he seeks a  second term is troubling voters.
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Slow-moving efforts to improve Virginia's mental health system, including changing the way mentally ill people are monitored and when they can be committed, have accelerated in the two months since Seung Hui Cho killed 32 people at Virginia Tech and could be in place as soon as next year.
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How to benefit from increased spending on preventative medicine.
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By Michael Sluss mike.sluss@roanoke.com (804) 697-1585  Gov. Tim Kaine will ask state lawmakers to increase the pay  of public school teachers by 3 percent next year and to fund pilot projects  to expand access to pre-kindergarten programs when they amend Virginia's two-year budget.
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More must be done to curb the soaring NHS spending on prescription drugs, MPs say.
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Almost one-third of U.S. soldiers seeking government health care after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are diagnosed with a mental problem, researchers said on Monday in a study calling for more emphasis on the mental wounds of war.
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House leaders unveiled an ambitious plan yesterday to extend health coverage to at least 250,000 of Maryland's uninsured, but it quickly touched off a fight over whether the state can afford so much new spending with a budget shortfall looming.
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Virginia lacks experienced psychiatrists to evaluate the mentally ill, there aren't enough beds for those seeking emergency treatment in many areas and hospitals are losing money on mentally ill patients, according to a state government report.
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Congress on Wednesday passed a long-stalled bill inspired by the Virginia Tech shootings that would more easily flag prospective gun buyers who have documented mental health problems. The measure also would help states with the cost.
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The 2005 federal budget falls far short of meeting the health-care needs of this country&#39;s military veterans. Congress needs to look at budget priorities and find more money to help these deserving men and women.
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Martinsville -- For the second year in a row, Morgan Hospital and Medical Center officials will start the new year with a planned spending increase of more than 20 percent.