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Studies from University of Michigan yield new data on mental health

Published in Law and Health Weekly, October 27th, 2007

"'Between 1997 and 2003, the share of workers subject to mental health parity laws greatly increased. But because of exemptions for self-insured firms and small firms, coverage is much lower than a simple tally of state mandates would suggest," investigators in the United States report.

"Limits on the types of conditions covered further weaken these laws. This paper summarizes the extent and scope of state parity legislation in terms of the number of insured private-sector employees covered," wrote T.C. Buchmueller and colleagues, University of Michigan.

The researchers concluded: "It explicitly accounts for the Employee Retirement Income Security...

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