Patrick J. Kennedy: “It is not working. That is what you essentially have said.”

cutting states' critical funding at a time when they are needed most is wrong.

the promise of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act has not been realized and that many Americans are encountering barriers when seeking professional help.

We all end up picking up the tab for not enforcing parity.

We have really just talked the talk, we have never walked the walk on including mental health and addiction treatment.