State OKs new psychiatric hospital in New Lenox to address substance abuse 'crisis' stat : Chicago Tribune
Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board recently approved Silver Cross Hospital's plan to build a 100-bed psychiatric hospital in New Lenox, to address what medical officials called a substance abuse "crisis" in Will and Grundy counties. All patients will be treated, regardless of their ability to pay, the hospital stated in its application. The $24.3 million project is a joint effort with Silver Cross Hospital and US Health Vest, which currently operates Chicago Behavioral Hospital, a 138-bed psychiatric hospital in Des Plaines along with two facilities in Atlanta and another near Seattle, according to a news release. In the new 100-bed hospital, 85 beds will be dedicated to adult patients and 15 to children and adolescents. According to its application, in 2014, Silver Cross had 14 beds in its acute mental illness unit and served 730 patients.
"The NHS GP Health Service has been one early success of NHS England's GP Forward View. We know this has taken its toll amongst our profession, as has been shown by demand for the new NHS GP Health Service. She refuted the claim that hospitals were tackling a "humanitarian crisis" and said health funding was at record levels. Amid jeers in the Commons, Mr Hunt said only four other countries pledged to treat all patients within a similar timeframe and all had "less stringent" rules. Sarah*, a GP and recovering alcoholic, told The Independent "the stress levels are enormous" working as a doctor in the NHS.
The legislation requires equitable coverage of substance abuse disorders and mental health benefits in public and private insurance markets. The Act prevents discriminatory insurance coverage for those with mental health and substance disorders, mandating that insurance plans' standards for substance use and mental health benefits be equal to those for other medical/surgical benefits. Current enforcement of the Parity Act fails to aid the millions of Americans unable to access treatment. Experts from four leading nonprofits in the addiction field have determined that existing legislation does not adequately protect insurance coverage of substance abuse disorders, according to a press release. The AMA was quick to respond, calling the report "a wake-up call" that should inform health insurers of their legal obligations to protect their patients.
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"The NHS GP Health Service has been one early success of NHS England's GP Forward View. We know this has taken its toll amongst our profession, as has been shown by demand for the new NHS GP Health Service. She refuted the claim that hospitals were tackling a "humanitarian crisis" and said health funding was at record levels. Amid jeers in the Commons, Mr Hunt said only four other countries pledged to treat all patients within a similar timeframe and all had "less stringent" rules. Sarah*, a GP and recovering alcoholic, told The Independent "the stress levels are enormous" working as a doctor in the NHS.
AMA supports efforts to improve substance abuse disorder coverage
The legislation requires equitable coverage of substance abuse disorders and mental health benefits in public and private insurance markets. The Act prevents discriminatory insurance coverage for those with mental health and substance disorders, mandating that insurance plans' standards for substance use and mental health benefits be equal to those for other medical/surgical benefits. Current enforcement of the Parity Act fails to aid the millions of Americans unable to access treatment. Experts from four leading nonprofits in the addiction field have determined that existing legislation does not adequately protect insurance coverage of substance abuse disorders, according to a press release. The AMA was quick to respond, calling the report "a wake-up call" that should inform health insurers of their legal obligations to protect their patients.
collected by :Lucy William
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