05/20/2013
https://www.congress.gov...
"Approximately 28 percent of the NIMH budget was devoted to pediatric research in mental health in fiscal year 2011."
"Individuals with mental illnesses tend to have lower incomes, higher health care expenditures, and are more likely to be enrolled in public insurance programs like Medicaid."
"It would be helpful for CMS to specifically State that the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (DC: 0-3R) be accepted by States as an acceptable system ..."
"I am pleased that President Obama recently committed to finalizing the mental health parity regulations."