'The Trump administration has expanded short-term insurance plans, which are not required to cover mental health care and typically exclude people with serious mental illness.'
—the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has said that Trump's decision to allow eligibility requirements will harm those with mental illnesses. While individuals considered"medically frail" are exempted from working,said that this definition excludes"many people with mental health conditions." Some others could have trouble proving that they qualify for an exemption.
"Unfortunately, the Trump Administration has approved states' requests to limit Medicaid eligibility in ways that fall particularly heavily on individuals with cognitive difficulties, for example by imposing work requirements as a condition of enrollment,"by email. Additionally, Trump has proposed provisions that undermine some of the significant expansions of the Affordable Care Act . His push to enhance short-term limited duration plans, which often don't provide cover for mental health illnesses, can impact mental health coverage that was improved by the ACA's expansion of Medicaid.
"The Trump administration has expanded short-term insurance plans, which are not required to cover mental health care and typically exclude people with-existing conditions, including those with serious mental illness," Larry Levitt, the Executive Vice President for Health policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation, toldPresident Donald Trump makes remarks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on August 5.
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