A third patient has died after Idaho cut a Medicaid mental health service

Third patient dies in under three months since Idaho cut mental health service

Idaho Caiptal Sun reports that a man in his 40s, who had severe mental illness and lived with his family in the Boise area, died recently after Idaho cut critic

Idaho cut this service for patients with psychosis. Already, three have died

A former patient of an Idaho program that sought to keep people with severe psychosis on their medication has died, providers said. It was the third death since the Idaho Health and Welfare Department cut the program, called Assertive Community Treatment, in December amid statewide budget shortages.

A third patient has died after Idaho cut a Medicaid mental health service

The Idaho State Capitol is reflected in the Joe R. Williams building on March 21, 2021. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun)A man in his 40s, who had severe mental illness and lived with his family in the Boise area, died recently after Idaho cut critical mental health services, according to a clinic owner who leads the local treatment team. Providers say it marks the third death among patients who were receiving mobile, specialized treatment …