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Aetna
Congress, Stakeholders Make History Achieving Mental Health Parity
October 26th, 2008
Aetna (NYSE: AET) applauds Members of the House and Senate for reaching a landmark agreement on mental health parity that is supported by medical professionals, consumer advocates, hospitals, employers, health plans - including Aetna - and other stakeholders. Coming as it did as part of the complicated economic stability package, this important legislation demonstrates our country's firm commitment to improving heath care for millions of Americans. The bill now goes to the President's desk for signature. Aetna has been a proponent of workable mental-health parity legislation since 2004, when Senate leaders approached the company to work on this issue, and we have worked...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-10-26)
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