Mental Health Parity References
by State Advocacy Staff
This section contains links to documents on the following topics related to mental health parity: the integration of mental health and medical care; medical cost offset; government reports and actuarial studies; testimony in legislatures; fact sheets and press releases; and substance abuse parity. It also contains some selected bibliographies.
1. Integration of mental health and medical care
Bibliography:
Barsky, A. J., & Borus, J. F. (1995). Somatization and medicalization in the era of managed care. JAMA, 274, 1931-1934.
Blumenthal, J. A., Babyak, M., Wei, J., O’Connor, C., Waugh, R., Eisenstein, E., Mark, D., Sherwood, A., Woodley, P. S., Irwin, R. J., & Reed, G. (2002). Usefulness of psychosocial treatment of mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia in men. The American Journal of Cardiology, 89, 164-168.
Cummings, N. A., O’Donohue, W. T., & Naylor, E. V. (Eds.). (2005). Psychological Approaches to Chronic Disease Management. Reno, NV: Cummings Foundation for Behavioral Health.
Fink, P., Rosendal, M., & Olesen, F. (2005). Classification of
somatization and functional somatic symptoms in primary care. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 39, 772-781.
Halverson, J., & Chan, C. (2004). Screening for psychiatric disorders in primary care. Wisconsin Medical Journal, 103, 46-51.
Heinrich, T. W. (2004). Medically unexplained symptoms and the concept of somatization. Wisconsin Medical Journal, 103, 83-87.
Kathol, R. G., & Clarke, D. (2005). Rethinking the place of the psyche in health: Toward the integration of health care systems. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 39, 816-825.
Kroenke, K., & Mangelsdorff, A. D. (1989). Common symptoms in ambulatory care: Incidence, evaluation, therapy, and outcome. The American Journal of Medicine, 86, 262-266.
Mayou, R. (2005). Are psychological skills necessary in treating all physical disorders? Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 39, 800-806.
Spiegel, D., Kraemer, H. C., Bloom, J. R., & Gottheil, E. (1989). Effect of psychosocial treatment on survival of patients with metastatic breast cancer. The Lancet, 888-891.
Thomas, M. R., Waxmonsky, J. A., Gabow, P. A., Flanders-McGinnis, G., Socherman, R., & Rost. K. (2005). Prevalence of psychiatric disorders and costs of care among adult enrollees in a Medicaid HMO. Psychiatric Services, 56, 1394-1401.
2. Medical cost offset
Bibliography:
Chiles, J. A., Lambert, M. J., & Hatch, A. L. (1999). The impact of psychological interventions on medical cost offset: A meta-analytic review. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 6, 204-220.
Cummings, N. A., O’Donohue, W. T., & Ferguson, K. E. (Eds.). (2002). The Impact of Medical Cost Offset on Practice and Research: Making It Work for You. Reno, NV: Cummings Foundation for Behavioral Health.
Cummings, N. A., Pallak, M. S., Dorken, H., & Henke, C. J. (1993, September/October). Medicaid, managed mental healthcare, and medical cost offset. Behavioral Healthcare Tomorrow, 15-20.
Cummings, N. A., & VandenBos, G. R. (1981). The twenty year Kaiser-Permanente experience with psychotherapy and medical utilization: Implications for national health policy and national health insurance. Health Policy Quarterly, 1, 159-175.
Newman, R. (1999). Comment on Chiles et al. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 6, 225-227.
Pallak, M. S., Cummings, N. A., Dorken, H., & Henke, C. J. (1994). Medical costs, Medicaid, and managed mental health treatment: The Hawaii study. Managed Care Quarterly, 2, 64-70.
3. Government reports and actuarial studies
Actuaries issue brief, 12-04
Am. Academy of Actuaries comments on MHPA interim regs 3-23-98
CBO memo on broad-based parity, 5-22-02
CBO memo, 3-26-02
CBO memo, 7-12-02
CBO Score on S. 543, 8-22-01
"Effects of the Vermont MH and SA Parity Law." Mathematica for CMHS, 2003
Evaluation of Parity in FEHB Program, 12-04
Healthy People 2010, MH chapter
HHS/CMHS ‘98 rpt on compliance
Interim final rules MHPA96, 12-27-97
Milbank Memorial Fund, 6-98
NAMHC rpt on Cost, Access & Quality, 6-00
Rand Corp. Are People with MI Getting the Help They Need?
SAMHSA on MH insurance in US
SAMHSA rpt by Mathematica: [incl SMI = 89%] The Costs and Effects of Parity for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Insurance Benefits, 3-98
State parity didn’t raise employer cost, 6-02
Surgeon General Report on MH, 12-99
Utah study, 2-27-04
4. Testimony in legislatures
Domenici intro statement, 2-27-03
Kennedy intro statement, 2-27-03
Senate colloquy, 11-6-03
*Testimony to the Kansas Legislature by Ira Stamm, PhD, September 26, 2005. (download below)
*Testimony to the Michigan Legislature by Ronald E. Bachmann, FSA, MAAA, June 4, 2003. (download below)
5. Fact sheets and press releases
Protection Eludes Consumers: 1996 Act Is Not Enough (3/05)
Findings of the U.S. General Accounting Office (3/03)
Employers Should Support Mental Health Parity (3/03)
Americans Want the Benefit 9 Million Federal Employees Have (3/03)
The Human Face of Mental Health Parity 3/03)
Am. Psychological Assn. on actuarial study, 8-1-01
Consumer Q&A by HHS/CMHS
Employer Q&A by HHS/CMHS
HHS release on SG MH rpt, 12-13-99
"MH and SA Parity in Vermont: What Did We Learn? Trends in Insurance Coverage, Issue Brief #1." Mathematica Policy Research, 9-03
"MH and SA Parity in Vermont: Employer Perspectives. Trends in Insurance Coverage, Issue Brief #2." Mathematica Policy Research, 9-03
NIH release, 11-11-97
President’s speech, 4-29-02
Senate DPC myth v. fact paper, 6-5-02
Senate DPC fact sheets (1,2), 6-16-04
White House release, 4-29-02
6. Substance abuse
SAMHSA rpt by Mathematica: [incl SMI = 89%] The Costs and Effects of Parity for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Insurance Benefits, 3-98
7. Positive Editorials, Op-eds and Letters to the Editor
Equal Coverage for mental Illness
Pass the Wellstone Act
Mental Health Insurance Needs to Equal Physical Coverage
