Mental Health Parity : Federal and State Action and Economic Impact.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Managed care plans (Medical care).

Medical economics.

Health insurance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (32 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Summarizes the economic forces that explain persistent limitations on mental health insurance coverage in conventional, fee-for-service health plans. Discusses key issues relating to the feasibility of parity under managed care; and reviews State mental health parity legislation, the provisions and enforcement of Mental Health Parity Act of 1996, full-parity legislation, and 110th Congress legislation.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Mental Health Parity

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