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Equal treatment for mental health  - New federal regulations outline how health insurance companies must comply with a 2008 mental health parity law. The 2008 law, signed by President George  ...

New rule requires equal treatment for mental illness  - WASHINGTON — Five years after the passage of a groundbreaking law establishing equality between mental health care and other medical treatments, the  ...

Kennedy urges equal treatment, coverage for mental health  - Her talk looks at experiencing, surviving and coming to terms with mental illness . At the age of 25, Ms. Maxwell was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, ...

5 Reasons Mental Health Is a Hidden Civil Rights Issue  - In 2008, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equality Act was passed with the aim of providing equal coverage of treatment for mental illness and ...