Mental Health Parity Act of 1996

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Legislation in the United States that required the annual caps and lifetime maximum benefits for mental health insurance to be equal to those for other forms of health insurance. Critics contended that the Act had little effect and was easily avoided by insurance companies. It was largely repealed as part of TARP.

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No references found			September 26, 1996 Clinton signs the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996, which requires parity for only annual and lifetime dollar limits. Parity at last: business and insurance groups' support was key to its ... by Edwards, Douglas J. / Behavioral Healthcare The Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 has resulted in some gains in employee mental health coverage, but inequities remain, according to a report from the U. Mental health coverage trends by Frieden, Joyce / Clinical Psychiatry News Notes (1) The Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 was signed into law by President Clinton as a means of treating mental illness in the same fashion as all other illnesses. Trends in employer-provided mental health and substance abuse benefits by Morton, John D.; Aleman, Patricia / Monthly Labor Review			Medium-Term Guarantee Program Medium-Term Note Medium-Term Note Retail meeting of the minds Meff Renta Fija Meff Renta Variable Mega Cap megalopolis Mei Moses World All Art Index Melbourne Mint Mello Roo Melon Melting Member Member Bank Member Firm Member of Household Member Short Sale Ratio Membership Membership or a seat on the exchange Memorandum Memorandum of Understanding Memoria menace Mental Accounting Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 Menu Merc Merc, The Mercaderia Mercado Mercado a futuro Mercado a termo Mercado activo Mercado alcista Mercado angosto Mercado bajista Mercado bursatil Mercado cambiario Mercado chato Mercado contado Mercado de capitales Mercado de compradores Mercado de dinero Mercado de eurobonos Mercado de eurobonus mercado de futures de productos Mercado de futuros Mercado de opciones Mercado de operaciones al mejor postor Mercado de vendedores			Mental Health Medicaid Pharmacy Partnership Mental Health Mental Retardation Authority Mental Health Mental Retardation of Tarrant County Mental Health Mental Retardation Substance Abuse Services Mental Health Minimum Data Set Mental Health National Outcomes and Casemix Collection Mental Health National Service Framework Mental Health Needs Assessment Scale Mental Health Needs Council Mental Health Net Mental Health North East Mental Health Nurses Association Mental Health Nurses Interest Group Mental health nursing Mental health nursing Mental Health Nursing with the Elderly Mental Health Officer Services Mental Health Ombuds Program of Colorado Mental Health Organization Mental Health Organizations of America Mental Health Outcomes and Assessment Tools Mental Health Outreach Program Mental Health Oversight Advisory Council Mental Health Para-Professional Mental Health Parity Act Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 Mental Health Partnership Mental Health Plan Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council Mental Health Planning Council Mental Health Policy Implementation Guide Mental Health Policy Research Group Mental Health Procedures Act Mental health profession Mental health professional Mental health professional Mental Health Professional Group Mental Health Professional Shortage Area Mental health professionals Mental Health Professionals Stress Scale Mental health professions Mental Health Programs, Inc. Mental Health Project Mental Health Promotion Action Link Mental Health Promotion Project Mental Health Promotion Unit Mental health provider Mental Health Provider Data Exchange Mental Health Providers Forum Mental Health Quality Advisory Committee

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