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Mental health parity: National and state perspectives 2000: A report to the Florida Legislature

Year: 2000

Type: article

Abstract: By failing to appropriately treat adults and children with severe mental illness, we incur enormous social costs through payments for disability benefits (Medicaid, SSI, SSDI), increased medical expenses, accidents and suicides, avoidable criminal justice proceedings, lost productivity, and increased need for homeless shelters and services. People who are underinsured are forced by arbitrary caps and limits to increasingly rely on the public sector. By providing parity for mental health, Florida will bring mental health into the mainstream of health care and become a leader in dispelling the prejudice that surrounds treatment of persons with severe mental illness.

Source: Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida)

Authors: Bruce Lubotsky Levin, Ardis Hanson, Richard D. Coe, Sara Kuppin

Institutions: University of South Florida, New College of Florida

Language: English

Topic: Healthcare Policy and Management

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, University of South Florida

OpenAlex ID: W1576972327

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