So one of the things that the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Treatment Act, along with subsequent parity laws, did was to ensure that plans provide information on how they are making mental and behavioral health parity decisions.
Kennedy emphasizes the importance of transparency in mental health parity decisions by insurance plans.
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