Mental Health Parity : Issues and Options in Developing Benefits and Premiums.

Discusses the issue that under most health insurance coverage, mental health services do not have the same level of coverage as medical and surgical benefits. Examines strategies for achieving mental health parity; discusses logic of limiting mental health benefits; and compares costs and benefits o...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1996.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Discusses the issue that under most health insurance coverage, mental health services do not have the same level of coverage as medical and surgical benefits. Examines strategies for achieving mental health parity; discusses logic of limiting mental health benefits; and compares costs and benefits of three options to achieve mental health parity.
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