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Joseph P. Kennedy III: I believe that because of the wide number of plans and the fact that these plans have not yet come close to earning our…

On the recordJune 29, 2020
I believe that because of the wide number of plans and the fact that these plans have not yet come close to earning our trust or their patients' trust, we not only need to have random, robust, and immediate audits, but also public disclosures of parity compliance to hold them responsible for parity violations.
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Joseph P. Kennedy III
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Kennedy calls for audits and transparency to ensure compliance with mental health parity laws.

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