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Session: Insurance Parity for Mental Health
3054.0: Monday, November 06, 2006: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Insurance Parity for Mental Health
Leading researchers and policy experts will present new studies related to insurance parity and mental health care.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to identify current public policy issues related to insurance parity and mental health care.
Moderator(s):Howard H. Goldman, MD, PhD
8:30 AMImplementation of Parity in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program  [ Recorded presentation ]
M. Susan Ridgely, JD, M. Audrey Burnam, PhD, Colleen L. Barry, PhD, Howard H. Goldman, MD, PhD, Kevin D. Hennessy, PhD
8:45 AMHealth Plan Response to Parity
Colleen L. Barry, PhD, M. Susan Ridgely, JD
9:00 AMImpact of FEHB Parity on Use and Cost  [ Recorded presentation ]
Haiden A. Huskamp, PhD, Howard H. Goldman, MD, PhD, Richard G. Frank, PhD, M. Audrey Burnam, PhD, M. Susan Ridgely, JD, Colleen L. Barry, PhD, Vanessa Azzone, PhD, Alisa B. Busch, MD
9:15 AMImpact of Parity on the Quality of Care for Major Depression
Alisa B. Busch, MD, MS, Haiden A. Huskamp, PhD, Howard H. Goldman, MD, PhD, Richard G. Frank, PhD
9:30 AMEffects of State Parity Laws on the Family Financial Burden of Children with Mental Health Care Needs
Colleen L. Barry, PhD, Susan H. Busch, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Mental Health
Endorsed by:APHA-International Human Rights Committee; HIV/AIDS; Occupational Health and Safety; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA