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American Psychoanalytic Association
Psychoanalysts Laud Members of Congress for Inclusion of Privacy Protections in Stimulus Bill
March 8th, 2009
The American Psychoanalytic Association expresses its deep gratitude to members of Congress and their staffs for including strong privacy protections for mental health information in the health IT implementation in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. At a time when the confidence of Americans to preserve their houses, jobs and health insurance has been deeply shaken it is even more important to preserve the confidence of Americans in the health care system. More than two million Americans each year fail to seek treatment for mental illness because of privacy concerns, and the incidence of mental illness is increasing with the rising...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2009-03-08)
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