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House Finance: Sports Betting Is In, New Forensic Psych Unit Is Out
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Democrats on the committee said more details are needed before they could support spending $26 million on a new secure psychiatric unit.
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Democrats on the committee said more details are needed before they could support spending $26 million on a new secure psychiatric unit.
The Granite State has the second-oldest population of all the states in the nation. In another 11 years, one out of every five people in the United States will be over 65.
Building an unnecessary forensic hospital will divert precious funds and workforce from where they are most needed: community-based mental health services.
Today, Democratic leaders of Division III of the House Finance Committee announced their intentions to strip out funding for a new Secure Forensic Hospital contained in the Governor’s budget.
The House passed legislation that would help move the Balsams project forward by a wide margin. The Senate will consider the bill next.
SB 4 would protect residents from losing health insurance for pre-existing conditions going forward.
InDepthNH.org’s Paula Tracy talks every week with people from around New Hampshire who come to the State House and Legislative Office Building in Concord about why they do so.
The nearly $1 billion contracts with three managed care companies that will administer the state’s Medicaid program are expected to be decided by the Executive Council on Wednesday.
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