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On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act passed in 2008. Seven years later we are still waiting for the law to be fully implemented.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken highlights delays in implementing mental health legislation.

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