Patrick J. Kennedy: “WE CANNOT CUT FUNDING TO MEDICAID. That is not a political statement, it is a practical one.”

Both APAs, my fellow panelist Patrick Kennedy, and the unified mental health and substance use disorder community championed the parity law in 2008, but it has failed to end discriminatory health insurance practices.

So if I were both a liberal or a conservative, parity would be a big issue for me.

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 are in denial as a Nation about mental health.