Evening Edition: Former Congressman Fighting For Mental Health Parity

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🗓️ 7 June 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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In 2008, then Congressman Patrick Kennedy, was the lead sponsor of the 'Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act' which was signed into law by President George W. Bush. The law required insurance companies to cover treatment for mental health disorders the same as any other illness. Kennedy continues to advocate for mental health and addiction care and has recently co-authored a new book, 'Profiles in Mental Health Courage', which details the journeys of a group of Americans that struggled with mental health issues. FOX’s Tonya J. Powers speaks to former Former U.S. Representative Patrick J. Kennedy who shares stories from the book and what his thoughts on what more can be done for those in need. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.2	Juan Williams I'm Kennedy and this is the Fox News rundown.
0:34.8	It's Friday June 7th. I'm Tanya J. Powers.
0:41.3	Former Democratic Congressman Patrick Kennedy has made the fight to end discrimination against those
0:46.6	with mental illness his mission since he was elected to the U.S. House in 1995.
0:52.0	He says getting rid of the stigma around mental disorders could go a long way
0:55.7	towards making sure people get help early enough to make a difference.
0:59.6	Because you hear people say, I didn't know it was that bad or I never thought it would come to this.
1:05.0	Unless we have conversations in a more open way,
1:09.0	we're never going to intervene earlier in the course of an illness that can help people
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