Well-Meaning Bill Threatens Connecticut

by Staff | July 27, 2007 10:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

There's one problem with a U.S. Senate bill that would help people in other states obtain mental-health care: It would weaken care in states like Connecticut that already have stronger laws. "My heart goes out to patients in other states who have no mental health protections," said state Healthcare Advocate Kevin P. Lembo (pictured). "But at the end of the day we must protect the people of Connecticut from unwelcome and unwise federal preemption of our laws." Click here to read a release about what Lembo and AG Blumenthal are doing about it.