Mental health parity: National and state perspectives 2000: A report to the Florida Legislature

Authors

Bruce Lubotsky Levin, University of South FloridaFollow
Ardis Hanson, University of South FloridaFollow
Richard D. Coe, New College of FloridaFollow
Sara A. Kuppin, University of South Florida

Document Type

Task Force Report

Publication Date

4-2000

Keywords

policy analysis, research, mental health parity, public policy, Bruce Levin

Abstract

By failing to appropriately treat adults and children with severe mental illness, we incur enormous social costs through payments for disability benefits (Medicaid, SSI, SSDI), increased medical expenses, accidents and suicides, avoidable criminal justice proceedings, lost productivity, and increased need for homeless shelters and services. People who are underinsured are forced by arbitrary caps and limits to increasingly rely on the public sector. By providing parity for mental health, Florida will bring mental health into the mainstream of health care and become a leader in dispelling the prejudice that surrounds treatment of persons with severe mental illness.

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Scholar Commons Citation

Levin, B. L.; Hanson, A., Coe, R. D, & Kuppin, S. A. (2000). Mental health parity: national and state perspectives: a report to the Florida legislature. Tampa, FL: The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute.