There is
currently a push to get our members of Congress to sign-on to a letter asking
the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury to issues the
final rule so the Mental Health Parity Law can be fully implemented. Please help
by asking your member to sign-on to the letter. It is super easy to do!
All you have to do is follow the directions below and you will be taken to the
site that will ask you for your 9 digit zip code. Then you will fill in a few
blanks and you are done. It took me about 4 minutes to do!!
For those
of you who are on Facebook or other social media please post this message.
Thanks!
Kitty Westin, MA
Advocacy Director
Dear
Advocate:
As we
approach the fourth anniversary of the enactment of the Mental Health Parity and
Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) on October 3, 2008, we are asking for your help to
make the purpose of the federal parity law a reality.
Although
MHPAEA was enacted nearly four years ago, a final rule implementing the law has
not yet been issued. Without a final rule from the Administration, many
individuals seeking care for mental health and addictive disorders have been
unable to access the health care services they need.
Please
ask your Member of Congress to sign the letter to the Administration asking them
to issue a final parity rule and provide an update on progress made thus far in
implementing the law. Click here to act now! For more
information about parity, please visit www.parityispersonal.org.
Members
of Congress should contact Melissa Gierach with Rep. Sullivan (R-OK) or Anne
Sokolov with Rep. Ryan (D-OH) to sign on to the letter.
Thank you
for your help to make parity a reality!
The Emily Program Foundation
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