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Mental health advocates oppose proposed cuts that would consolidate Office of Behavioral Health Advocate funding
Summary
Thomas Burr, public policy manager for NAMI Connecticut, told the Appropriations subcommittee the governor's proposed budget would consolidate funding for the Office of the Behavioral Health Advocate into the Office of the Healthcare Advocate and sharply reduce funding.
Thomas Burr, public policy manager for NAMI Connecticut, testified Feb. 14 that the governor's proposed budget would consolidate funding for the Office of the Behavioral Health Advocate into the Office of the Healthcare Advocate and reduce the office's funding sharply. Burr said the change would cut the office's funding from $876,000 to $258,000 as presented in the reallocation language in the proposal and would undermine the office's ability to monitor parity and hold insurers accountable.
Burr said the Office…
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