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Parity Resources: Reference List

American Psychiatric Association. (2005). Parity: states’ cost experience. Retrieved May 1, 2009 from  http://edhoman.com/public

Barry, C. L., Frank, R. G., & McGuire, T. G. (2006). The costs of mental health parity: still an impediment? Health  Affairs, 25(3), 623-634. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.25.3.623

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. (2007). Mental health parity in the states, 2007.  Retrieved May 1, 2009  from http://www.bazelon.org/issues/insurance/parity/MHPStates2007.htm

Claxton, G., DiJulio, B., & Finder, B. et al. (2008). Employer health benefits 2008 annual survey [Electronic version].  Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust.  http://ehbs.kff.org/pdf/7790.pdf

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, H.R. 1424 110th Congress 2nd Sess. (2008).

ERISA Industry Committee. (2004). Mental health parity update.  http://www.eric.org/forms/uploadFiles/316800000002.filename.Mental_Health_Parity_Update_July2004 .pdf

Frank, R. G., Koyanagi, C., & McGuire, T. G. (1997). The politics and economics of mental health ‘parity’ laws.  Health Affairs, 16(4), 108-119. 

Goldman, H. H., Frank, R. G., & Burnam, M. A. et al. (2006). Behavioral health insurance parity for federal  employees. NEJM, 354, 1378-1386.

Goldman, W., McCulloch, J., & Sturm, R. (1998). Costs and use of mental health services before and after  managed care. Health Affairs, 17(2), 40-52. 

Koeneman, S. (2000). Paying for mental illness. Illinois Issues, 26(1), Retrieved May 1, 2009 from  http://www.lib.niu.edu/2000/ii000121.html

Lake, T., Sasser, A., & Young, C. et al. (2002). A snapshot of the implementation of California’s mental health  parity law. Mathematica Policy Research Inc. http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/PDFs/snapshot.pdf

LoPresti, N. F. (2006, June). [Memorandum to members of the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee]  Mental health parity legislation, A-2512 (Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee).  Chamber of  Commerce Southern New Jersey. 

Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy. (2008). Review and evaluation of proposed legislation  entitled: An Act Relative to Mental Health Parity House Bill No. 4423.   http://www.mass.gov/Eeohhs2/docs/dhcfp/r/pubs/mandates/mental_health_parity_report.pdf

Melek, S. P., Pyenson, B. S., & Fitch, K. F. (2007). An actuarial analysis of the impact of HR 1424 “The Paul  Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007.” Milliman Consultants and Actuaries.  http://edlabor.house.gov/testimony/071007SteveMelekTestimony.pdf

Mental Health America. (2008). What have states done to ensure parity?  http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/parity/states

Milbank Memorial Fund. (1998). Mental health parity: what can it accomplish in a market dominated by managed  care? Otten, A. L.

National Alliance on Mental Illness. (2007). Mental health insurance coverage: a guide to state parity law.    http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Parity1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.c fm&ContentID=45315

National Alliance on Mental Illness. (2007). Mental Health parity laws 2007.  http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Parity1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.c fm&ContentID=45313

National Alliance on Mental Illness. (1997). Insurance carrier/health plan view on impact of New Hampshire parity  legislation.  Retrieved May 1, 2009 from http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/E- News/20013/April_20012/INSURANCE_CARRIER_HEALTH_PLAN_VIEWS_ON_IMPACT_OF_NEW_HAMPSH IRE_PARITY_LEGISLATION.htm

National Conference of State Legislators. (2009). State laws mandating or regulating mental health benefits.   Retrieved May 1, 2009 from http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/mentalben.htm

National Conference of State Legislators. (2008). Comparison of individual and family premiums nationally and by  state: 2004-2008. Retrieved May 1, 2009 from  http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/health_premiums.htm

National Conference of State Legislators. (2008). Managed care state laws and regulations, including consumer  and provider protections. Retrieved May 1, 2009 from  http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/hmolaws.htm

Office of Insurance Commissioner of the State of West Virginia. (2006). Mental health parity analysis report for  December 31, 2006. Retrieved May 1, 2009 from http://edhoman.com/public

Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services Insurance Division. (2009). 2009 Review of coverage of  mental or nervous conditions and chemical dependency in accordance with OAR 836-053-1405 (8)  http://www.cbs.state.or.us/ins/consumer/mental-health/2009-mentalhealth-parity-report.pdf

Praeger, S. (2001). Parity or insurance mandate?  The case for mental health parity in Kansas [Electronic version].  Health Affairs, 20(4), 77-79. 

Ridgely, M. S., Burnam, A. M., & Barry, C. L. et al. (2006). Health plans respond to parity: managing behavioral  health care in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.  Milbank Quarterly, 84(1), 201-218. doi:  10.1111/j.1468-0009.2006.00443.x

Robinson, G., Connolly, J., Whitter, M., & Magaña, C. (2006). State mandates for treatment for mental illness and  substance use disorders. DHHS Pub. No. (SMA) 07-4228. Rockville, MD: Center for Mental Health  Services,  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Rosenbach, M., Lake, T., Young, C., et al. (2003). Effects of the Vermont mental health and substance abuse parity  law. DHHS Pub. No. (SMA) 03-3822. Rockville, MD: Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse  and Mental Health Services Administration.

Sling, M., Hill, S., & Smolkin, S. et al. (1998). The costs of effects of parity for mental health and substance abuse  insurance benefits. DHHS Pub. No. MC99-80. Rockville, MD: Center for Mental Health Services, Substance  Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Strum, R. & Oacyka, R. L. (1999). State mental health parity laws: cause or consequence of differences in use?  Health Affairs, 18(5), 182-192. 

United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistance Secretary for Planning and  Evaluation. (2004). Evaluation of parity in the Federal Employee health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Final  report. http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/parity.htm

Zuvekas, S. H., Rupp, A. E., & Norquist, G. S. (2005). Update: the impacts of mental health parity and managed  care in one large employer group: a reexamination. Health Affairs, 24(6), 1668-1671. doi:  10.1377/hlthaff.24.6.1668

Last Update: 5/4/2009