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How could we be so heartless?

I believe the NCPA is the only organization that has held a Congressional briefing challenging the idea of mental health parity.  We may also be the only organization that has produced (not one, but three) publications opposing the idea.

As both houses of Congress stand poised to legislate, a bipartisan effort is being led by Senators Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Pete Domenici (R-NM) and backed by the mental health industry, one of the strongest lobbies found anywhere.  Employer and insurance groups have caved.  President Bush is also on board.  So increasingly we are alone, as the only ones with any apparent pity for the poor souls this grand coalition is out to "help." Continue reading »

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