http://www.progressivestates.org/policy/issue/1821/dispatch Dispatch (w arg for policy resource context) en http://www.progressivestates.org/node/22010 The new federal <a href="http://www.nmha.org/index.cfm?objectid=C3162C54-1372-4D20-C8E62AB28BB3FF5B">mental health parity</a> law, passed as part of the recent $700 billion <a href="/content/920%22">financial bailout</a> package, is a real piece of help for families around the country. Even better, the law will not preempt stronger state parity legislation. The law will help states achieve their parity goals because it applies to self-insured health plans which are not subject to state regulation. <p><a href="http://www.progressivestates.org/node/22010">read more</a></p> Mental Health Coverage Federal Preemption Must Be Explicit All 50 States Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:00:00 -0700 Adam Thompson 22010 at http://www.progressivestates.org