Attention turns to Senate after House passes scaled-back mental health bill

Modern Healthcare: The House of Representatives put aside gun control politics Wednesday and overwhelmingly approved a scaled-back mental health reform bill. Attention now turns to a similar bill in the Senate, where gun issues have continued to stall movement.Although some stronger and more controversial provisions originally in the bill were removed to improve its chances of passage, mental health advocates still hailed the bill's approval as a “powerful moment” and “major step forward” in mental healthcare.

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