
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, March 24, 1990                   TAG: 9003242517
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

REPORTS SAY ABUSES CUT MENTAL HEALTH AID

A federal program to provide community mental health services to the poor and uninsured is an "abysmal failure" because up to $100 million was squandered providing for-profit hospitals with swimming pools and tennis courts, the Public Citizen Health Research Group charged Friday.

A report by the House Government Operations subcommittee on human resources and intergovernmental relations chaired by Rep. Ted Weiss, D-N.Y., said its investigation has revealed the same kinds of violations. Weiss called for a General Accounting Office investigation to determine the extent of the problem. - Associated Press

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