09/18/2013
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"Today's Health Subcommittee hearing will examine the Federal mental health parity laws and regulations."
"In 2008, Congress passed a bill requiring most group health plans to provide more generous coverage for treatment of mental illnesses."
"Parity means that insurers need to treat copayments, treatment limits, prior authorization for mental health, substance use disorder the same way they treat for physical health care."
"Hon. Joseph R. Pitts, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, opening statement."