Long-awaited rules requiring parity in mental health coverage to be unveiled today

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The New York Times: Rules To Require Equal Coverage For Mental Ills
The Obama administration on Friday will complete a generation-long effort to require insurers to cover care for mental health and addiction just like physical illnesses when it issues long-awaited regulations defining parity in benefits and treatment (Calmes and Pear, 11/8).

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