Round-up: Mississippi struggles with mental health services funding cuts; A drug discount bill advances in Mass.

Round-up: Mississippi struggles with mental health services funding cuts; A drug discount bill advances in Mass.
“Lawmakers earlier this year vigorously fought Gov. Haley Barbour’s proposal to close four state mental health hospitals and six crisis centers as a budget-saving measure. Now, nonprofit-run centers that offer front-line services for the mentally ill in some of the poorest communities across Mississippi could face closure.”

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