Capital Update

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Integrating Care for People Eligible for Both Medicare and Medicaid (Meeting Summary for Nov. 16, 2011)
Recovery Enhancing Environment Statewide Report
Anti-bullying
Description of Senate Bill 137
Juvenile Competency to Stand Trial
Description of Senate Bills 246 and 247, and House Bills 4555 and 4556
Access to Medicaid Mental Health Medications: An Open Letter 5/18/2011
Michigan Appropriations for 2011-2012
How Michigan's appropriations are going to affect the Mental Health Community
“Larry Ackerman Office and Program Coordinator NAMI Michigan speaks out about the need for OPEN MEDICATION ACCESS
My name is Larry Ackerman and I live in Lansing. I am Office and Consumer Programs Coordinator for NAMI Michigan. Minimizing access to quality mental health medications is simply not worth the savings.
Urgent Letter from NAMI Michigan regarding P&T Meeting July 21, 2009
In March, Michigan reeled from its dismal grade of D in NAMI National's Grading the States 2009 report—a disheartening drop from its C grade in 2006. One bright spot that kept our state from sinking lower was our B grade in core treatment/recovery services. Access to antipsychotic and other psychiatric medications contributed to Michigan's strong score in this category.
Grading the States 2009 Report Card: Michigan
In 2006, Michigan’s mental health care system received a grade of C. Three years later, it has dropped to a D. As a result of the foundering economy, the need for mental health services is increasing, but the community mental health system is greatly challenged.
July 2009 op-ed: It’s déjà vu all over again.
In 2004, mental health advocates and providers worked hard with legislators to protect mental health drugs from bureaucratic prior authorization in the state’s Medicaid program. We wanted an end to the dangerous situation whereby medications gained “preferred” Medicaid status only through cost considerations, and doctors and consumers had to seek approval of “non-preferred” prescriptions from a for-profit company in Virginia.

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