Calling the human brain “the only uncharted territory on earth,” Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday night that the United States is “on the cusp” of major changes in how mental illness is diagnosed and treated.
“It truly is amazing what we don’t know and astounding what we might learn,” Biden said during the inaugural gala of the Kennedy Forum on mental health at the John F. Kennedy Library.
The forum, which includes a one-day conference Thursday, marked the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s signing of a law that funded mental health centers throughout the United States.
Research into the genetic causes of mental illness and pending federal rules meant to push insurers to provide equal coverage of physical and mental health services will improve understanding of disorders such as schizophrenia and depression, and provide better access to care, Biden said.
He also called provisions of the Affordable Care Act that list treatment for mental illness and substance use disorders as essential health benefits that insurers must pay for. (emphasis mine). Read the rest HERE.
"..He also called provisions of the Affordable Care Act that list treatment for mental illness and substance use disorders as essential health benefits that insurers must pay for"I think he means INSUREES. Anyone with a functional brain realizes that Insurers pay for diddly squat. Those EXTRA COSTS for mental health and substance abuse coverage is passed down to you and me in the form of HIGHER PREMIUMS that weren't there before Obamacare forced everyone to pay for these extra coverages 99.9% of us will never use.
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Joe told a group,
'INSURERS' were picking up the tab for Mental Health and Substance abuse Treatments in Obamacare. WE KNOW. OUR HIGHER PREMIUMS ARE PICKING UP THAT TAB FOR Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatments in our OVERBLOWN coverage that 90% of us DON'T WANT OR NEED..
Joe Biden's brain.... The difference between two points becomes a maze. Uncharted territory indeed.
AZ
Thought courtesy of Robert Massey in his fantastic book DREADNOUGHT. His description of Stalin's brain.
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