Current Advocacy Issues

State Mental Health Parity bills to get a vote
When the State House Health Policy Committee held a hearing in April, and passed autism mandated coverage, parity advocates spoke up.  As a result of effective grass roots action and testimony from MPS and Partners for Parity, Speaker Dillon announced that agreement had been reached to give the parity bills a vote this fall.

State Government Budget
Cuts to the Community Mental Health Budget are short sighted and will have dire consequences in the near term...MPS is concerned about the loss of General Funds, which are used to cover non-Medicaid clinical services.

Prior Authorization revisited
The Governor and MDCH propose adding mental health drugs to the Medicaid PDL and require prior authorization.  MPS and other advocates object.

Some Michigan Psychologists wish to prescribe drugs 
Is it wise policy for the Michigan Legislature to give psychologists a prescription pad despite their lack of medical training?