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Volume 346:1030 March 28, 2002 Number 13
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Will Parity in Coverage Result in Better Mental Health Care?

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To the Editor: Frank et al. (Dec. 6 issue)1 make the case that managed care enhances the affordability and feasibility of parity in coverage for mental health care because of controls implemented by managed-care organizations on the utilization and costs of psychiatric treatment. The authors point out, however, that parity with managed care will not cover many cost-effective services, such as day hospitals, psychosocial rehabilitation, case management, or residential treatment programs. It is this model of acute care in the event of "medical necessity" that has led, in my view, to a downside of managed care that requires attention.

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