Patrick J. Kennedy: “Collaborative care models have been validated through 80-plus randomized control trials.”

I want to thank the Biden Administration. They’ve put teeth into the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.

Well, it is obviously the key driver in terms of ability to provide the services necessary, because while there is a suspension now and people are using it, that is not going to continue unless the biggest payer of all, CMS, steps up and…

I appreciate this is a bipartisan process, especially on mental health, which affects every family.

What we're trying to do is make the spirit of parity a practical reality.