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Gene Green: My frustration back then was that very few insurance policies covered mental health. And I know the Affordable Care Act…

On the recordJune 15, 2015
My frustration back then was that very few insurance policies covered mental health. And I know the Affordable Care Act did much to advance mental health care largely by extending coverage for mental health and substance use disorders.
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Gene Green
Democratic · Texas

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Green discusses the improvements in mental health coverage due to the Affordable Care Act.

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