This could become overly burdensome for people trying to manage complex mental health conditions, said Dr. Jeannine L. Lisitski, president and CEO of Mental Health Partnerships, a mental health and social services nonprofit based in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor people managing serious mental illness or substance use disorders, more paperwork becomes yet another barrier to staying healthy enough to be able to work,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Delays or mistakes in filing paperwork could also create problems for people who are clearly eligible for exemptions. A woman battling breast cancer, for example, could still lose coverage, even temporarily for days or months, said Joanna Rosenhein, director of community engagement at the Pennsylvania Health Access Network.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring those months, she wouldn\u2019t be able to pick up her medications or receive chemotherapy treatment,\u201d Rosenhein said. \u201cCancer patients and patients with other serious illnesses can\u2019t afford to have coverage interrupted for any reason.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some lawmakers are trying to appeal the new Medicaid rules and funding cuts. U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, a Democrat who represents Philadelphia, introduced new legislation<\/a> this month that would \u201cfully reverse the largest cut to Medicaid in American history.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUnless Congress takes any sort of action, unless something is done to fix this, millions and millions more will lose their health care coverage, and hundreds of millions more still will face higher costs or simply the denial of services altogether,\u201d he said Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile, Pennsylvania patients and health advocacy groups said they are working to raise awareness on how the new rules could affect communities.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re saddened that the administration has chosen to make this harder than it was laid out in the original law with some of these new rules,\u201d Berman said. \u201cSo, we will keep an eye on it, we will monitor it and we will do what we can to make it better, but these are not good days, I think, for health care in America.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fears about Medicaid work requirements and exemptions This could become overly burdensome for people trying to manage complex mental health conditions, said Dr. Jeannine L. 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