New Mental Health Parity Bill
November 5th, 2008 Posted by CaraThe $700 billion Wall Street bailout recently signed by President George W. Bush also included an important provision related to employee health benefits.
The law ensures that American workers continue to receive insurance coverage for mental health treatments, on parity with coverage for physical illness, under their group health insurance.
A similar law in effect for the past 12 years was scheduled to expire on January 1, 2010. This measure (more…)
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