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Gene Green: “Congress did our part. We passed a parity law requiring health plans and Medicaid and Medicare and the private market to…”

On the recordSeptember 8, 2016
Congress did our part. We passed a parity law requiring health plans and Medicaid and Medicare and the private market to cover mental health and substance use treatment to the same extent as they do medical and surgical services.
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Gene Green
Democratic · Texas

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Gene Green emphasizes Congress's role in passing mental health parity laws.

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