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TVarnum

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To meet the demand for community mental health services after the release of the mentally ill into the community, the federal government proposed to establish a nationwide network of
 
  1. halfway houses.
  2. state hospitals.
  3. community mental health centers.
  4. community mental health hospitals.

Question 2

Twenty-three states have enacted mental health parity laws. The most accurate description of these laws is that they require insurance companies to include coverage for:
 
  a. Mental illness
  b. Substance abuse treatment
  c. Mental illness that is equal to coverage for physical illness
  d. Outpatient therapy for individuals with substance abuse



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Answer to Question 1

3
Historical fact

Answer to Question 2

C
The mental health parity laws require insurance companies to include coverage for mental illness that is equal to coverage for physical illness. Only nine states include treatment for substance abuse in their parity laws.



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