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Joe Pitts: “In 2008, Congress passed a bill requiring most group health plans to provide more generous coverage for treatment of…”

On the recordSeptember 8, 2016
In 2008, Congress passed a bill requiring most group health plans to provide more generous coverage for treatment of mental illnesses.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Pitts highlights the importance of the 2008 mental health parity legislation.

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