GAO Tells U.S. Senate Committee: Employers Still Skirting Mental Health Parity Laws

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions heard reports and testimony on May 18, 2000 confirming that 14% of United States employers are not complying with the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996, in spite of changes in state regulations and health plans across the nation. Kathryn G. Allen, associate director, Health Financing and Public Health Issues, U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), presented the results of a GAO survey of employers in 26 states and the District of Columbia to determine their compliance . . .