Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Q&A: What Should We Be Doing About the Opioid Crisis?

patrick kennedy

Kennedy has also tried to draw the connection between addiction and mental health. While in the U.S. House of Representatives, Kennedy sponsored legislation that requires insurance companies to treat mental illness, depression and addiction the same as they treat illnesses of the body. The bill, known as the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, was signed into law in 2008.



From: https://www.webmd.com/special-reports/opioids-pain/20180314/opioids-kennedy?src=RSS_PUBLIC

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