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Article: New Data Show 85% of Costs are for Treating Serious Mental Illness; Broad Mental Health Parity Bill is Affordable.
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- September 16, 2002
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Business Editors, Health/Medical Writers
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2002
Today the American Managed Behavioral Healthcare Association (AMBHA) released an analysis showing that 85 percent of billed mental health claims submitted by providers of mental health care are for the treatment of serious mental illnesses (SMI).
"These data should help persuade Members of Congress that passage of a broad-based mental health parity bill, covering needed treatment for all mental health disorders, is affordable. This analysis refutes the assertion of those who argue that requiring parity for disorders other than serious mental illnesses would be ...