I am back in Washington, DC for American Psychiatric Association governance meetings, and it is hard not to be thinking about politics in this incredibly political town.
Ordinarily politics is a topic to avoid in a site like this one, but I am moved to ask you to help with one important and (relatively) non-partisan task –
Join the entire mental health lobbying coalition in urging the federal government to make a final rule on key parity law provisions in order to bring fair mental health coverage to millions of Americans. Send a message to your representative asking him or her to sign their name to a letter that is being circulated through the House of Representatives.
Although the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act was enacted nearly four years ago, a final rule implementing the law has not yet been issued. Without a final rule from the administration, many individuals seeking care for mental health and addictive disorders have been unable to access the health care services they need.