Mental Health Parity Would Still Leave Millions Uninsured

Since Republicans are usually averse to adding government mandates onto the business community, we were surprised to see President George W. Bush come out in favor of mental health benefit parity legislation.

The temptation is to say, “It's about time.” After all, it just isn't fair to have health plans treat coverage for treatment of mental illness differently from any other health problem.

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