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Article: Pivotal Victory for Americans With Severe Mental Illnesses
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- December 15, 1997
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Mental Health Parity Law to Be Fully Enforced, Administration Sources Reveal
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) today lauded the Clinton Administration for standing behind a landmark law that ends at least some health insurance discrimination against millions of Americans with severe mental illnesses. The White House is expected to release a formal decision sometime next week.
Despite intense pressure from special interests to allow a legal loophole, the Administration has decided that employers must first comply with the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 before seeking an exemption because of ...