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Report: Georgia Gets ‘D’ On Handling Mental Health, Addiction Like Other Medical Issues

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Georgia was graded “D’’ on ensuring access to mental health and addiction treatment equal to that for physical illnesses, according to a report released Wednesday.

The announcement comes on the 10th anniversary of a federal law on benefits signed by President George W. Bush. The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act requires insurers to cover illnesses of the brain, such as depression or addiction, no more restrictively than other medical problems, such as diabetes or cancer.

The report was released by the Kennedy-Satcher Center for Mental Health Equity at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta; The Carter Center; The Kennedy Forum; and the Well Being Trust.

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