MENTAL HEALTH: BETTER BENEFITS WON'T BREAK THE BANK

摘要

More than 80% of American employees and their families face tougher limits on coverage for mental illness than they do for other health conditions. That's a serious problem for the one in five Americans who, according to the U. S. Surgeon General, will suffer from a mental disorder in the course of a year. Advocates for the mentally ill have pushed hard for parity in the coverage of mental illness and other ailments. But opponents have warned that parity could provoke a disastrous surge in health-care costs.