Huge News~ Obamacare Will Bring Insurance To Oregon's Homeless

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9. I don't see where it addresses "mental health" directly.. but, that's

a good point. But, they do talk about counseling and alcohol and drug treatments. Which can also be an important step in helping mental stability..

“What it means is that people with primary addiction disorders will now have access to health care,” she says. “They’ll have access to alcohol and drug treatment programing that previously they didn’t have access to because they just didn’t have enough money for uninsured people to have treatment.”

While it’s the federal government that’s going to be picking up the tab for health insurance, Oregon’s new Coordinated Care Organizations may benefit from a healthier population. In theory, healthier people should cost the health care system less.