Pie-Bolar Served w/ 3 Flavors of Anksia Tea brings up a subject that's near and dear to my heart: where politicians stand on health insurance and specifically mental health parity. It makes reference to an About.com article (work-in-progress) on what positions, if any, the top 3 Republican and Democratic presidential candidates have taken. Here's an excerpt from that blog:
"Mental health parity means that insurance companies would have to cover mental illness the same way they treat the coverage of other, traditionally covered with many fewer restrictions (relatively speaking) illnesses, such as diabetes or pneumonia, etc. If they don't limit a diabetic to two doctor visits a year (I'm speaking from a rather unknowledgeable position as regards diabetes), which I don't think they do because I think diabetics need more frequent visits in order to keep the illness in check? - Then they couldn't limit mental health visits to two a year, or whatever number."
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