Mental health parity has been a difficult issue for those of us with mental health and wellness conditions for quite some time now. It has been so difficult, in fact, that federal legislation is necessary to address it.
The Paul Wellstone-Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA), included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, was signed into law on October 3, 2008 and went into effect October 3, 2009. The MHPAEA requires that plan mental...
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