Millions Of SCHIP Children To Receive Mental Health Parity

The Senate on Thursday passed H.R. 2, renewing and expanding the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and extending critical mental health parity benefits to millions of recipients for the first time. “In a time of economic uncertainty, when more Americans than ever are uninsured, access to health and mental health services is critical for children to exercise their full and healthiest potential,” said Robert Bernstein, Ph.D.

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Filed under: Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare on February 2nd, 2009