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	The story behind the residential care facilities in Santa Cruz County.
	MEDI-CAL focus group reports on Services in Santa Cruz County.
	A department of Health and Human Services report states that Medicaid is overpaying for Prescription Drugs.
	Maine wins court ruling on its new innovative Medicaid Drug cost reduction program.
	Texas legislature passes Medicaid buy-in program allowing disabled individuals to seek a wage-earning job and still maintain health-care coverage by paying a monthly premium.
	Long frustrated by the unwillingness of states to adequately fund community services, disability advocacy coalitions across the nation are invoking the recent Supreme Court Olmstead decision...and taking them to court.
	A new report documents that individuals with severe disabilities face a worsened crisis accessing affordable housing.
	HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today approved a new Medicaid demonstration program in Colorado that will give elderly or disabled individuals who qualify for Medicaid the opportunity to control and manage their personal care and skilled nursing services.
	W. Michael Fox nominated as Assistant Secretary of the newly-created Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) within the Department of Labor.
	Nonprofit mental health care provider in southeast Oklahoma can seek monetary and punitive damages against four officials of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.
	A lawsuit by advocates in Washington state, has resulted in a tentative agreement with the state that is expected to create millions of new service dollars.
	SSA Ticket to Work program helps disabled find employment opportunities.
	Over 78,000 new Section 8 Fair Share Vouchers were awarded last month, and approximately 12,600 of the vouchers have been set-aside specifically for people with disabilities.
	U.S. Department of Health & Human Services releases guidance on patient privacy standards.
	A new report documents that individuals with severe disabilities face a worsened crisis accessing affordable housing.

	You are encouraged to contact your House members and urge them to support a strong, enforceable Patients' Bill of Rights that ensures access to needed treatments and services for persons with severe mental illnesses and their family members.
	MHCAN Client Research Opportunity - a program has been started to research effectiveness of consumer run mental health programs in conjunction with country services.
	The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) has launched a new grant initiative called "Systems Change Grants for Community Living." HCFA's goal is to improve community services for children and adults of any age who have a disability, including persons disabled due to a severe mental illness.
	We believe that voluntary treatment is by far better for most people with mental illness. Assisted treatment should only be used when there is no other option - Treatment Advocacy Center E-News July 20, 2001.

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