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A Timeline of Parity Laws and Enforcement

by Don Sapatkin February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News

1961 – President John F. Kennedy directs the Civil Service Commission to implement mental health parity in plans covering federal employees. The plans were later permitted to scale back those benefits, and virtually all had done so by 1975. 1963 – Kennedy signs the Community Mental Health Act – not a parity statute but a […]

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A Family’s Struggle to Care for Son’s Autism Reveals Gaps in Mental Health Parity Laws

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