West Virginia Gov. Manchin Vetoes Medicaid Mental Health Reimbursement Hike, Promises $12.7M To Improve System

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D) on Thursday vetoed a $1.5 million bill to increase Medicaid reimbursements for mental health care services over three years, but said that the state will direct $12.7 million in state and federal money to community-based mental health services and reduce overcrowding in psychiatric hospitals, the Charleston Gazette reports.

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Filed under: Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare on May 12th, 2009