Retromancer Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 (edited) A few days after Donald J. Trump was elected president, I started getting anxious phone calls from some of my patients. They were not just worried about the direction President-elect Trump might take the nation, but about how they were going to fare, given their longstanding and serious mental illnesses. “Will I still have insurance and have my medications covered?” one depressed patient asked me. As a psychiatrist, I wish that I could be more reassuring to my patients during a highly stressful political transition, but in truth, they have reason to worry. The Mental Health Crisis in Trump’s America Edited December 14, 2016 by Retromancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 (edited) FWIW ... the link doesn't work ... says page not found. My guess is that the article was taken down. But thank you for writing about it so we have an idea of what the article said before it was taken down. This whole thing really sucks and it will effect many people, I agree. Edited December 14, 2016 by melissaw72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooster Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Hey Retro, could you please make sure you're not quoting an entire article from somewhere else, but sharing the link instead? "Fair Use" and all that. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 He did include the link right below the article ... the link comes up if you click on: 17 hours ago, Retromancer said: The Mental Health Crisis in Trump’s America The problem is that when you go to the link, it says page not found. It must have been taken down after posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooster Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 The problem, in addition to the link not working, is we need to make sure we aren't posting more than 10% of an already published, copyrighted work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retromancer Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 Changes made. Retro out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooster Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Fangs ewe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 (edited) On 12/14/2016 at 3:08 PM, Wooster said: The problem, in addition to the link not working, is we need to make sure we aren't posting more than 10% of an already published, copyrighted work. Oh, ok ... I didn't realize there was a limit like that ... thank for the info. Learned something new! I just clicked on the link again and the article is back up! Edited December 15, 2016 by melissaw72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianOCD Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Fair to blame Trump though? There's been a MI problems skyrocketing in America for about a decade... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retromancer Posted July 2, 2017 Author Share Posted July 2, 2017 39 minutes ago, BrianOCD said: Fair to blame Trump though? There's been a MI problems skyrocketing in America for about a decade... Given that parity between mental health services and "physical" health services was written into the ACA (aka 'Obamacare') and is removed in the Republican health care bill coming down the shoot, yeah it is fair. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRedhead Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, Retromancer said: Given that parity between mental health services and "physical" health services was written into the ACA (aka 'Obamacare') and is removed in the Republican health care bill coming down the shoot, yeah it is fair. I agree 100%............. The new legislation (which has not yet passed, and I hope it doesn't), would allow states to cut mental health and substance abuse services from the list of essential health care benefits. The GOP bill also contains deep Medicaid cuts which would greatly affect mental health care services and substance abuse services for folks on Medicaid: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2017/jun/25/whats-senate-health-care-bill-here-are-five-key-pr/ IMO, an extremely bad bill......7 Republican Senators have already said they won't vote for it... Edited July 2, 2017 by CrazyRedhead 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt07 Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 5 hours ago, Retromancer said: Given that parity between mental health services and "physical" health services was written into the ACA (aka 'Obamacare') and is removed in the Republican health care bill coming down the shoot, yeah it is fair. Every time there is a mass shooting, the Republicans say that we don't need tougher gun laws and that we really need better mental healthcare. Now they are being shown for the hypocrites they are. Why can't people see through this? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Navel Cord Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 On 7/2/2017 at 8:14 AM, jt07 said: Every time there is a mass shooting, the Republicans say that we don't need tougher gun laws and that we really need better mental healthcare. Now they are being shown for the hypocrites they are. Why can't people see through this? That's what I want to know too! They say that we need better mental health care, not better gun control (which is false if you ask me, we need both!), but now when it comes down to it, they don't give a rats @$$ about mental health care. ugh. It's going to be bad, I can feel it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRedhead Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) 22 hours ago, Alien Navel Cord said: It's going to be bad, I can feel it. Breaking news------They have "revised" the Senate bill yet AGAIN folks.....The new revised version is supposed to be unveiled tomorrow (Thursday): https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal_government/gop-ready-to-try-pushing-new-health-bill-through-senate/2017/07/12/c8df173a-66cf-11e7-94ab-5b1f0ff459df_story.html My guess is that the revised version won't satisfy moderate Repubs or hard-core Repubs......The two groups just can't agree......This is so pathetic......The rest of the world is laughing at us.......**SIGH** Edited July 12, 2017 by CrazyRedhead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancesintherain Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 I kinda hope that they keep being unable to satisfy the other. I mean yes, we'll look pathetic. But we already do. I've kind of given up on that one. At least if they can't agree on a bill, we don't have crappy health care legislature in the making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRedhead Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 On 7/12/2017 at 9:21 PM, dancesintherain said: I kinda hope that they keep being unable to satisfy the other. I mean yes, we'll look pathetic. But we already do. I've kind of given up on that one. At least if they can't agree on a bill, we don't have crappy health care legislature in the making. Excellent point.....If it keeps going on like this, the legislation will die at some point, and they'll have to give up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retromancer Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 On 7/14/2017 at 7:24 AM, CrazyRedhead said: Excellent point.....If it keeps going on like this, the legislation will die at some point, and they'll have to give up. I just hope the Democrats stay firm and don't try to find a compromise on this. Just this time don't snatch defeat out of the jaws victory, okay? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 I'm anxious about Trump and I am not in the USA. I am in Other Russia (Canada) and he says he is not going to help Canada if we get bombed by nukes, thanks to his ass hattery. I am still waiting on the great wall of Canada he promised to build. Sorry for those who didn't vote this madman in, and I am sorry for those who regret voting him in. We are in for some interesting times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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