Perhaps the biggest barrier to accessing care has been higher cost, lack of coverage for mental health, and substance use care on par with the physical health care.

For too long mental health and substance use care has been siloed from the rest of the healthcare system and stigmatized.

While the progress has been made, there is much room for improvement.

Millions of Americans, as many as one in five, have a mental illness.

Congress did our part. We passed a parity law requiring health plans and Medicaid and Medicare and the private market to cover mental health and substance use treatment to the same extent as they do medical and surgical services.

And I know with our mental health bill we passed--it is still in the Senate--we didn't put that provision from Representative Kennedy in, but it is one we intend to do.

However, without strong enforcement of the parity law, millions of people continue to struggle to get the health care they need.

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