Does the sunset of mental health parity really matter?

被引：20

作者：

Gitterman, DP

Sturm, R

Pacula, RL

Scheffler, RM

机构：

[1] Univ N Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA

[2] RAND Corp, Santa Monica, CA USA

[3] Univ Calif Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

来源：

ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH | 2001年 / 28卷 / 05期

关键词：

congress; employer-sponsored health insurance; Mental Health Parity Act; regulation; state legislature;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1011113932599

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

The 1996 Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA), which became effective in January 1998, is scheduled to expire in September 2001. This article provides an overview of what the MHPA intended to do and what it actually has accomplished. We summarize state legislature actions through the end of 2000 and report on their effects on employer-sponsored mental health coverage using a national survey fielded in 1999-2000. We then discuss possible amendments to the MHPA and reforms beyond full parity that might be considered.

引用

页码：353 / 369

页数：17

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