Spending More, Achieving Less 

An opinion reflecting a;landmark change in the interpretation of disability rights was released;on June 18;by the Department of Justice (DOJ) (see;Application Of The Rehabilitation Act And Americans With Disabilities Act To State Institutionalization Of Patients With Severe Mental Illness Or Disabilities;and;DOJ Opinion Reinterprets Olmstead, Says States Are Not Required To Provide Community-Based Services).;The new DOJ interpretation of current law said states are not required by law to integrate mentally disabled consumers into the community by providing community-based;or home-based care.; . . .