The Costs and Effects of Parity for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Insurance Benefits
Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: State Parity Laws
- Executive Summary
- Federal Parity Legislation
- State Parity Mandates
- Chapter 2: Case Studies
- Study Methods
- Study Findings
- Chapter 3: Actuarial Assumptions
- Previous Actuarial Studies of Parity
- Actuarial Study for This Report
- Chapter 4: Cost Estimates
- Options for Providing Parity in MH/SA Insurance Benefits
- Method for Estimating Costs
- Estimated Premium Increases for Families
- Estimated Premium Increases for Child Health Plans
- Interpreting the Estimates
- Method for Estimating Costs
- Conclusion
- References
- Appendix A: Glossary
- Appendix B: Calculating the Premium Increase
- Appendix C: Policy Advisory Panel Members
- Appendix D: Expert Panel Members
- References
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Merrile Sing
Steven Hill
Suzanne Smolkin
Nancy Heiser
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Public Health Service
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
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Originating Office
Office of Managed Care
Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA
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Rockville, MD 20857
March 1998
DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 98-3205 Printed 1998
