One of the great injustices in our society has been the fact that so many Americans dealing with a mental illness don't have the same insurance coverage that people who happen to suffer from other kinds of illnesses have.
Tom Harkin: “One of the great injustices in our society has been the fact that so many Americans dealing with a mental illness don't…”
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Harkin highlights inequities in mental health insurance coverage.
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