Tornado Alley (PROG)

[blackhawks]

Don't be disingenuous. There's no evidence that Dems do not champion mental health issues any less than they champion health care issues in general.

What they and the rest of us are fed up with is Republicans changing the subject from background checks and assault weapon bans.

It's the Dems who gave us a Bill with more available care for mental health, and it's the GOP that repeatedly tried to repeal it without a replacement.

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2020/aca-10-how-has-it-impacted-mental-health-care

Almost one of five adults in America — just under 50 million people — are currently living with a mental illness. People with mental health conditions are at significantly higher risk for other health problems and complications, including substance use. Annual U.S. mental health spending is more than $200 billion.

A decade after passage, there is ample evidence the Affordable Care Act (ACA) significantly increased insurance coverage in the United States and enhanced access to affordable health services, including mental health. Before the law, mental health care could be particularly inaccessible for patients in individual or small-group health plans, as well as for the uninsured.

Through a combination of coverage expansions and access provisions, the ACA addressed many, but not all, of these barriers. We conducted a literature review to examine the effects of the ACA on mental health care and highlight future research and policy priorities.