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"Equality between mental health coverage and other health coverage is an affordable and effective objective," according to a 1999 report by the Surgeon General.¹ On the basis of this conclusion and because of the limited effect of the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (which expired September 30), Senators Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) and Paul Wellstone (D-Minn.) introduced the Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 2001 (S. 543), which was recently approved by the Senate. Since the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 focused on only one type of difference between insurance coverage for mental health and general medical coverage (yearly . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Why We Do Not Have Parity Already

Why Parity Is Feasible Now

Why Parity Is Not Enough

Conclusions

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