Report: Make Olmstead Principles Part of Health Reform at PHInational.org

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A full implementation of the home and community-based care principles embodied in the landmark Olmstead Supreme Court decision will achieve two of the chief goals being pursued in the current push for national health reform, namely, saving money and improving health care outcomes. This is the claim advanced in “Still Waiting: The Unfulfilled Promise of Olmstead” (June 24, 2009, pdf), a recent report from the Washington, D.C.-based Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law.

Main points in the report include:…….

Report: Make Olmstead Principles Part of Health Reform at PHInational.org