Mental Illness and Parity in Health Insurance Coverage : An Overview.

Describes current extent of health insurance coverage for the mentally ill, components of Mental Health Parity Act of 1996, and 1991 National Institute of Mental Health survey that found that 2.8 percent of the U.S. adult population experience some type of severe mental disorder. Advocates greater i...

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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.
Subjects:	Health insurance. Medical economics. Mental health. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Describes current extent of health insurance coverage for the mentally ill, components of Mental Health Parity Act of 1996, and 1991 National Institute of Mental Health survey that found that 2.8 percent of the U.S. adult population experience some type of severe mental disorder. Advocates greater insurance coverage for the mentally ill.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.