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Managed Care Reform

• Pass Strong and Fair Legal Accountability in Health Insurance Reform (2-02)
• The Senate-Passed Bipartisan Patient Protection Act Adds Sensible Protections for Employers While Preserving Strong Legal Accountability for Health Plans (2-02)
• August Update on Patient Protections (8-6-01)
• July Update on Patient Protections (7-5-01)
• The Myths and Facts About the McCain-Ganske Bill: The Bipartisan Patient Protection Act (7-01)

Parity

• Close Parity Loopholes for All Mental Illnesses (5-03)
• The Cost of Full Parity: One to Two Percent, or Less. Period. (5-03)
• Statement on the President’s support for parity (5-02)
• Testimony for House Employer-Employee Relations Subcommittee (3-02)
• Mental Health Parity Coverage To Cost $1.32 Per Month (8-1-01)
• Ending Discrimination in Health Insurance: Americans Deserve Insurance Parity for Mental Health Disorders (1997)
• Additional information on mental health parity can be located at the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) website under the heading "Mental Health"

Confidentiality

• APA Comments: Proposed Rule Providing Modifications to Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (4-24-02)
• Letter to Secretary Tommy G.Thompson regarding Final Rule on Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (3-13-01)
• Update on Medical Records Privacy Final Rule (3-9-01)
• Summary of the New Federal Rule Providing Standards for the Privacy of Patient Records (3-9-01)
• Instructions for Submitting Letters to the DHHS Regarding the Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (2-01)

Medicare

• Summary of the Proposed Rule Medicare Program Payment for Clinical Psychology Training Programs (1-30-01)
• Update on GME Funding for Psychology Internship Training Programs (1-30-01)
• New GME Funding for Psychology Internship Programs (1-9-01)

Miscellaneous

• Psychology: Promoting Health and Well-Being through High Quality, Cost-Effective Treatment (2-01)
• Rural Health in America (2-95)