Mental Health Parity Act gaps bite firms and patients
The Mental Health Parity Act aimed to equalize coverage for mental and physical care but loopholes let many employers cap visits and days, shifting costs to patients. Insurers and benefit consultants note many firms convert dollar caps to visit limits, affecting treatment access and costs.
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National Mental Health Assn
Henry Moyer
Karen Chambers
Guidestar Health Systems
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Warburg Pincus
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George Pillager
Mary Jane England
Washington Business Group
On Health
Nies
Pacificare Health Systems
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Alan Savitz
Pacificare
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Quagga resurrection effort brings rare zebra to Karoo
In South Africa's Karoo National Park a herd of seven zebras with faint stripes signals progress in the quest to revive the extinct quagga. Researchers led by Reinhold Rau use selective breeding to concentrate quagga genes in plains zebras, aiming for a true lookalike by generation four.
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Karoo National Park
Reinhold Rau
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Rau
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Eric Harley
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