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| http://teddeutch.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=360663 | Deutch: Final Mental Health Parity Rule Will Expand Access and Save Lives | 2013-11-08 | 2013 | 2013-11 | Democrat | House | FL | Ted Deutch | D000610 | teddeutch.house.gov | legacy | (Boca Raton, FL) Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), a member of the House Mental Health Caucus, released this statement in reaction to news that the Obama Administration is issuing final rules for the Wellstone-Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA): “The costs of untreated mental illness and substance abuse on our society are profound, from unnecessary incarceration and unemployment to the tragic loss of life due to suicide and as we have seen in recent times, horrific gun violence. Five years ago landmark reforms were signed into law requiring that health insurance companies cover treatments for mental health just as they do other medical services. Yet for millions of Americans struggling with mental illness, substance abuse, or other behavioral health disorders, the promise of parity has been undermined by the lack of a final rule. The issuance of final regulations today by the Obama Administration will expand access to mental health care for millions of Americans whose private health insurance companies have avoided covering what are in many cases the life-saving services they need.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |