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Mental Health Parity And Addiction Equity Act

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Mike Barco April 28, 2009 Ray Bowditch April 29, 2009 Esther Boehm April 29, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Frank A. Welcome April 30, 2009 St. John’s Mercy Managed Behavioral Health and EAP/MAP Scott Frederick April 30, 2009 Gregory M. Williams May 1, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Michael W. Kaszynski May 5, 2009 Carolina Behavioral Health Alliance Judy C. Briggs May 5, 2009 Twin Town Treatment Centers David Paul Lisonbee May 5, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Claudia Martinez May 6, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Emma Thorne May 7, 2009 Dan W. Bridges May 7, 2009 Anonymous May 7, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Debra Tanner Brinson May 7, 2009 Roy Burnette May 7, 2009 Gregory Allport May 7, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Mickey Harte May 7, 2009 Mickey Harte May 7, 2009 Sheryl Eisler May 7, 2009 Anonymous May 7, 2009 Velina Acosta May 7, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Bill Baum May 7, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Concordia Plan Services Linda A. Olsen May 8, 2009 Kent County Mental Health Parity Discussion Group W. Paul Mayhue | Hank Fuhs Paul Ippel • Cyndy Viars May 8, 2009 Rinea Lucia May 8, 2009 Elias Lumpkins May 8, 2009 Carlene V. Bray May 9, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Margaret Mair May 9, 2009 Joan Scanlan May 9, 2009 Yvonne Raffini May 10, 2009 John Caruso May 10, 2009 Joe E. Hodge, III May 11, 2009 Kim Ashton May 11, 2009 Kristi Tarver May 11, 2009 Richard Owens Harris May 11, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Marquita Duval May 12, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Sandra Burlew-David May 12, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Louise Lafond May 13, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Rohno Geppert May 13, 2009 Betty Culbert May 13, 2009 Miller & Chevalier Chartered Susan Relland May 13, 2009 JoAnne May 13, 2009 Tom J. Brian May 13, 2009 Judith Rosenthal May 13, 2009 Rosa Herman May 13, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure James Peterson May 13, 2009 John Keusch May 13, 2009 Terri Buck May 13, 2009 Margie McCall May 13, 2009 Mary Murphy May 13, 2009 Candace Peterson May 13, 2009 Brad Wilke May 13, 2009 Glenn Weiner May 13, 2009 Nebraska Department of Insurance Holly Blanchard May 13, 2009 Trish Anderson-Blodgett May 13, 2009 Allina Hospitals and Clinics Nancy G. Payne May 14, 2009 TeenScreen National Center for Mental Health Checkups Laurie Flynn May 14, 2009 Nina T. Brollier May 14, 2009 DeeAnna McLees May 14, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure James A. Kindler May 16, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Susan Welsh May 16, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition Alan Johnson May 18, 2009 Hina Mauka (The Alcoholic Rehabilitation Services of Hawaii, Inc.) Alan Johnson May 18, 2009 Linda Brownholtz May 18, 2009 Sheryl Feutz-Harter May 18, 2009 Pamela Pigg May 18, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Susan M. Veglia May 19, 2009 Kent County Mental Health Parity Discussion Group Paul Mayhue May 19, 2009 Irene M. Rosales May 20, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Tara G. Adair May 20, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Milliman Stephen P. Melek May 20, 2009 Eileen M. Giancarlo May 21, 2009 Lynn Atanasoff May 21, 2009 Community Advocates Public Policy Institute David R. Riemer May 21, 2009 Lynda Kirk May 22, 2009 Edward Haaz May 22, 2009 James Patrick Cooney May 22, 2009 Karen Lake May 22, 2009 North Bridge Psychological Associates Judith Lytel | Leslie Sternberg May 22, 2009 The Renfrew Center Lisa Mann May 22, 2009 Sebern Fisher May 22, 2009 Christine V. Garcia May 22, 2009 Chris Kotsen May 22, 2009 Daniel Hoffman May 22, 2009 Kirtley Thornton May 23, 2009 Robert E. McCarthy May 23, 2009 Carolyn G. McCarthy May 23, 2009 Jane Kingston May 23, 2009 Gerald A. Gluck May 23, 2009 Gerald A. Gluck May 23, 2009 Mental Health America of Greenville, S.C. County Becky Kay May 23, 2009 Victoria Ibric May 23, 2009 Jon Frederick May 23, 2009 Nancy B. Larsen May 23, 2009 Gary Ames May 24, 2009 Sheila McQuinn May 24, 2009 Renee Meyocks May 24, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Deborah Stokes May 24, 2009 Dee O’Neill May 24, 2009 Mental Health America in Southwest Alabama Lynn Anderson May 24, 2009 Laurence M. Hirshberg May 24, 2009 Susan Finley May 24, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Anonymous May 24, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Bryan Warren May 24, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Helena Kerekhazi May 25, 2009 Susan E. Costin May 25, 2009 Charles A. Valentine May 25, 2009 International Society for Neurofeedback and Research Cynthia Kerson May 25, 2009 Cynthia Kerson May 25, 2009 Mary Lee Esty May 25, 2009 Anya Luchow May 25, 2009 Kathy Abbott May 25, 2009 Nancy E. White May 25, 2009 Randall R. Lyle May 25, 2009 Vicki A. Jones May 25, 2009 Diane Roberts Stoler May 25, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Melinda Down May 25, 2009 Lilian Marcus May 25, 2009 Jill Mathur May 25, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Nancy Wigton May 25, 2009 Donna Newberry Creasy May 25, 2009 Lisa Thornton May 26, 2009 Kirtley Thornton May 26, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Patricia Owen May 26, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Donna Troisi May 26, 2009 Claudeen Nellis-Engler May 26, 2009 Aaron and Kristie Burchit May 26, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure American Hospital Association Rick Pollack May 26, 2009 Joan Tabachnick May 26, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Ronald Rosenthal May 26, 2009 JoAnn Koester May 26, 2009 Neil Bockian May 26, 2009 Peter Wambach May 26, 2009 Drug and Alcohol Service Providers of Pennsylvania Deborah Beck May 26, 2009 Nancy Sykes May 26, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Susan Lee May 26, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Joe Gelinas May 26, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Anonymous May 26, 2009 Gene DiGirolamo May 26, 2009 Eric Goplerud May 26, 2009 Melinda Nielsen May 26, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Frank Harbin May 26, 2009 Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council George Mark DelGrosso May 26, 2009 Linda Sorensen May 26, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Karen C. McMillan May 26, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Jamie L. Juarez May 26, 2009 Mental Health America of Wisconsin Shel Gross May 26, 2009 Mental Health America of Greater Houston Andrea Hinckson May 26, 2009 Roger Aveyard May 26, 2009 American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence Mark W. Parrino May 26, 2009 Kenneth P. Smith May 26, 2009 Betty Dahlquist May 26, 2009 Jürgen Unützer | Wayne Katon | Leif Solberg May 26, 2009 Eileen Roberts May 26, 2009 Cindy Perlin May 26, 2009 Theresa Longo May 27, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Joshua Brown May 27, 2009 Catherine Regina Rule May 27, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Janice Stubblefield-Tave May 27, 2009 Brian A. Norris May 27, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Christina M. Delos Reyes May 27, 2009 The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Chris Koyanagi May 27, 2009 California Coalition for Mental Health Mary Riemersma May 27, 2009 Ohio Council of Behavioral Health & Family Services Providers Pat Bridgman May 27, 2009 Mental Health Association in California Peter Schroeder May 27, 2009 Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, LLC Sandra R. Mihok May 27, 2009 Society of Professional Benefit Administrators Elizabeth Ysla Leight May 27, 2009 Mental Health America of Kentucky Sheriall Cunningham May 27, 2009 Carol Lee Hilewick May 27, 2009 Idaho Mental Health Counselor’s Association Board Dana Hunt Unruh | Laurie Geren | Janet O. Allen Heidi Lasser | Dean Allen | Lori Farrens Diana Wasser | Diana Pals | Cathy Kotter Nichole Jordan | Charmagne Westcott May 27, 2009 National Disability Rights Network Elizabeth Dealtry Priaulx May 27, 2009 Gail Neidig May 27, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure National Alliance on Mental Illness of Massachusetts Laurie Martinelli | Chris Previtera May 27, 2009 Luda Shuster May 27, 2009 National Business Group on Health Helen Darling May 27, 2009 Alix Sundquist May 27, 2009 Keith Frederick Overpeck May 27, 2009 Bernadette McHugh May 27, 2009 Treatment Research Institute Mady Chalk May 27, 2009 Harris County Healthcare Alliance Karen Love May 27, 2009 Margaret Gibbs Crews May 27, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Maureen Hennessey May 27, 2009 Mental Health America of Texas Gyl Wadge May 27, 2009 The New Jersey Association of Mental Health Agencies Debra L. Wentz May 27, 2009 Edward Jacobs May 27, 2009 Patty Roe May 27, 2009 William R. Warley May 28, 2009 National Business Coalition on Health Andrew Webber May 28, 2009 Shanti Fry May 28, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure URAC Mara Osman May 28, 2009 Mark L. Stember May 28, 2009 David P. Davis May 28, 2009 Jessica Marie Eure May 28, 2009 Alfred Collins May 28, 2009 Christine Sheffer May 28, 2009 Martha M. Grout May 28, 2009 Ron Lechnyr May 28, 2009 Marti Elvebak May 28, 2009 David G. Beeman May 28, 2009 Kirk D. Little May 28, 2009 Kathy Abbott May 28, 2009 Dennis Sapire May 28, 2009 Robert Edward McCarthy May 28, 2009 John S. Anderson May 28, 2009 John Salerno May 28, 2009 Susan Wade May 28, 2009 Krystal S. Angevine May 28, 2009

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John B. McGarey May 28, 2009 Karen Scudder Owens May 28, 2009 Steve Kassel May 28, 2009 J. Messina May 28, 2009 Patricia A. Dunsha May 28, 2009 MaryAnn Conley May 28, 2009 Gary L. Ames May 28, 2009 Elizabeth Millett May 28, 2009 Denise Killmer Olive May 28, 2009 Denise Killmer Olive May 28, 2009 Merlyn Hurd May 28, 2009 Joseph A. West May 28, 2009 Denise Killmer Olive May 28, 2009 Denise Killmer Olive May 28, 2009 Denise Killmer Olive May 28, 2009 James D. Brown May 28, 2009 Krystal S. Angevine May 28, 2009 Victoria Luminita Ibric May 28, 2009 Angela Comstock May 28, 2009 William F. Coby May 28, 2009 Steve Armenta Johnson May 28, 2009 Charles Richard Harrison May 28, 2009 Anonymous May 28, 2009 Paul T. Barrett May 28, 2009 Anonymous May 28, 2009 Victoria Harrison May 28, 2009 David Brian Rawlings May 28, 2009 Julie Sharon Murphy May 28, 2009 Harold Burke May 28, 2009 Barry Sparkes May 28, 2009 Susan Evonne Costin May 28, 2009 Elizabeth A. Tegan May 28, 2009 David C. Brose May 28, 2009 Susan Antelis May 28, 2009 Joan Cynthia Anderson May 28, 2009 Bernard May 28, 2009 Behavioral Health Systems Patricia L. Friedley May 28, 2009 Bong May 28, 2009 Rae Tattenbaum May 28, 2009 Kerner May 28, 2009 Betty D. Powell May 28, 2009 Gary Joseph Schummer May 28, 2009 United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association Marcie Granahan May 28, 2009 A. Ronald Seifert May 28, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Andrea Joy Sime May 28, 2009 Andrea Joy Sime May 28, 2009 Myron R. Thurber May 28, 2009 Robert Dickson May 28, 2009 National Association for Children’s Behavioral Health Joy Midman May 28, 2009 Interface EAP Matthew Brams May 28, 2009 Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback David L. Stumph May 28, 2009 Bruce Levine May 28, 2009 Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy & Action Jeanine C. Cogan May 28, 2009 The Workgroup on Comparative Effectiveness in Behavioral Health Dominic Hodgkin | Constance Horgan Elizabeth Merrick | Gail Strickler | Eve Wittenberg May 28, 2009 National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare Linda Rosenberg May 28, 2009 Terrence Gray May 28, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions Michael T. Flaherty May 28, 2009 Randell L. Elkins May 28, 2009 Employee Benefit Management Services, Inc. Terri Hogan May 28, 2009 The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania Paula A. Bussard May 28, 2009 Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Denise A. Macerelli May 28, 2009 ValueOptions, Inc. Paul Rosenberg May 28, 2009 The Parity Implementation Coalition May 28, 2009 Steven Cary Kassel May 28, 2009 Mary St. Clair May 28, 2009 Barbara U. Hammer May 28, 2009 Daniel A. Coffman May 28, 2009 UnitedHealth Group Mitch Zamoff May 28, 2009 Cheryn English May 28, 2009 Ray Lueck May 28, 2009 Elena Labkovsky May 28, 2009 National Retail Federation E. Neil Trautwein May 28, 2009 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Corporations of Massachusetts Vicker V. DiGravio III May 28, 2009 Thomas G. Goddard May 28, 2009 Alan J. Strohmayer May 28, 2009 Glenn Weiner May 28, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Managed Health Network, Inc. Ian Shaffer May 28, 2009 Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare Larry Meikel May 28, 2009 Leon Evans May 28, 2009 Jolene Ross May 28, 2009 Melissa Walker May 28, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure American Psychological Association Practice Organization Katherine C. Nordal | Ronald E. Bachman May 28, 2009 Ginger B. LaChapelle May 28, 2009 New York State Insurance Department and the New York State Office of Mental Health Thomas Fusco | John V. Tauriello May 28, 2009 Statewide Parent Advocacy Network, Inc. Diana MTK Autin May 28, 2009 Alvaro Camacho May 28, 2009 Carolynn Cobb May 28, 2009 HealthSCOPE Benefits Mary Catherine Person May 28, 2009 Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. Judit Ungar May 28, 2009 National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Robert W. Glover May 28, 2009 American Bar Association H. Robert Fiebach May 28, 2009 Congressman Patrick J. Murphy May 28, 2009 State of Connecticut Attorney General and Healthcare Advocate Richard Blumenthal | Kevin Lembo May 28, 2009 American Psychiatric Association James H. Scully, Jr. May 28, 2009 James R. Evans May 28, 2009 Pennsylvania Community Providers Association George J. Kimes May 28, 2009 Mental Health Liaison Group May 28, 2009 Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness Pamela Greenberg May 28, 2009 Hewitt Associates John D. Piro, Jr. | Kathleen M. Mahieu Jeannette Kozloff May 28, 2009 Epstein Becker & Green on behalf of the Watershed Addiction Treatment Programs Clayton J. Nix | Paul M. Campbell May 28, 2009 Aubrey K. Ewing May 28, 2009 Wellpoint, Inc. Stephen J. Northrup May 28, 2009 The Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies, Inc. Heather R. Mermel May 28, 2009 Kat Duff May 28, 2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Justine Handelman May 28, 2009 Pamela Bell May 28, 2009 Texas Department of Insurance Katrina Daniel May 28, 2009 Kirk C. Allison May 28, 2009 Magellan Health Services, Inc. Madeleine D. Steckel May 28, 2009 National Association of Manufacturers Jeri G. Kubicki May 28, 2009 Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy May 28, 2009 State Assocations of Addiction Services and the Legal Action Center Becky D. Vaughn | Gabrielle de la Guéronnière May 28, 2009 Phil Ellis May 28, 2009 Coalition for the Homeless Shelly Nortz May 28, 2009 NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals and the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers Cynthia Moreno Tuohy | Ronald J. Hunsicker May 28, 2009 Sarah Prinsloo May 28, 2009 Mental Health America David Shern | Julie Clark | Kirsten Beronio Sarah Steverman May 28, 2009 Kay Sheehan May 28, 2009 Nancy T. McCarel May 28, 2009 Debbie Vyskocil May 28, 2009 Aetna Louise Murphy May 28, 2009 Mark Johnson May 28, 2009 Matthew Fleischman May 28, 2009 Melissa Malone May 28, 2009 Jaclyn Gisburne May 28, 2009 Jan Ford Mustin May 28, 2009 Richard Dombrowski May 28, 2009 J. Lawrence Thomas May 28, 2009 Andrea Russell May 28, 2009 Sanjay Manchanda May 28, 2009 Joy Lunt May 28, 2009 Jeffrey Wilson May 28, 2009 Helen Hartley May 28, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Keith Grubb May 28, 2009 Thomas W. Allen May 28, 2009 Community Health Plan of Washington Molly Belozer | Mike Hays May 28, 2009 Carolyn Earnest May 28, 2009 Gwendolyn Gehl May 28, 2009 Debora Joy Elliott May 28, 2009 Ed D. Hamlin May 28, 2009 Julie Ann Harris May 28, 2009 Koni B. Bridges May 28, 2009 Mercy Behavioral Health Megan Lape May 28, 2009 America’s Health Insurance Plans Thomas Wilder May 28, 2009 Biofeedback Certification Institute of America Randy Neblett May 28, 2009 Judy Crawford May 28, 2009 Allison Tarzwell May 28, 2009 Available in EBSA Public Disclosure Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. Neal Shifman May 28, 2009 Daniel McKenna May 28, 2009 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Robert L. Hendren May 28, 2009 Doreen Cavanaugh May 28, 2009 Vermont Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities, and Health Care Administration Herbert W. Olson May 28, 2009 New York State Psychiatric Association Seth P. Stein May 28, 2009 Society for Human Resource Management Michael P. Aitken May 28, 2009 National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems Mark Covall May 28, 2009 American Medical Student Association Farheen A. Qurashi May 28, 2009 Kentucky Protection and Advocacy William S. Dolan May 28, 2009 Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. Suzanne McDonald May 28, 2009 Kaiser Permanente Lori Potter May 28, 2009 Molina Healthcare, Inc. Joseph M. Molina May 28, 2009 Academy of Cognitive Therapy Michelle Lehr O’Connell May 28, 2009 Joseph E. Barr May 28, 2009 Patricia Jalette May 28, 2009 New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services Robert A. Kent May 28, 2009 Lauren Salani May 28, 2009 Judy M. Schwartz May 28, 2009 Melody D. Moore May 28, 2009 Anonymous May 28, 2009 Carol Counts May 28, 2009 Jessica R. Jarvis May 28, 2009 Coalition for Fairness in Mental Illness Coverage May 28, 2009 Towers Perrin Richard Gisonny | Mandie Conforti May 28, 2009 Cigna Susan M. Adams May 28, 2009 Linda Yegge-Brannon May 28, 2009 Susan Jacoby May 28, 2009 American Benefits Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Kathryn Wilber | Randel K. Johnson May 28, 2009 Jane S. Price May 28, 2009 Melissa R. Malo May 28, 2009 Kris Alan Sharp May 28, 2009 Carolyn Robertson May 28, 2009 Robert M. Woznicki May 28, 2009 Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Peter Ashenden May 28, 2009 National Association of Community Health Centers Roger Schwartz May 28, 2009 Patricia Jo Ryan May 29, 2009 Health Alliance Medical Plans, Inc. Steve Pankey May 29, 2009 Victoria Wasserman May 29, 2009 Pavillon Anne Vance May 29, 2009 Peder H. Fagerholm May 29, 2009 DBSA Will County Chapter Frank Di Giovanni May 31, 2009 Priscilla Florence June 1, 2009 Anonymous June 2, 2009 Association for the Rights of Disabled Consumers, Inc. H.G. Lehman June 2, 2009 Mental Health America of Indiana June 2, 2009 California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies Betty Dahlquist June 2, 2009 Members of Congress Patrick J. Kennedy | James R. Langevin Sam Farr | Carolyn Maloney | Joe Sestak John Yarmuth | Diana DeGette Gabrielle Giffords | Yvette D. Clark Barney Frank | Christopher Carney Phil Hare | Don Young | Edolphus Towns Lucille Roybal-Allard | Bart Stupak John Sullivan | Jason Altmire | Keith Ellison Robert Wexler | Grace F. Napolitano James P. Moran | Shelley Berkley Jan Schakowsky June 2, 2009 Denis J. Cotter June 9, 2009 The ERISA Industry Committee Mark J. Ugoretz June 15, 2009 WellSpan Health Gary B. Zimberg June 25, 2009 California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists Catherine L. Atkins | Mary Riemersma June 25, 2009 California Hospital Association Sheree Kruckenberg | John Rigg June 25, 2009

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