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The Mental Health Parity Act: A Legislative History

Description: This report provides a detailed history of mental health parity legislation, including a discussion of bills introduced in each Congress, and accompanying legislative action, including hearings, markups, and floor votes. This legislation is in response to concerns about the coverage of mental health benefits in group health plans, which is often much more restricted than the coverage of physical illness.
Date: March 10, 2008
Creator: Sundararaman, Ramya & Redhead, C. Stephen
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International Food Aid and the 2007 Farm Bill

Description: This report discusses the reauthorization of United States food aid programs by Congress as part of the 2007 farm bill. This includes past international and domestic applications of food aid, its issues, and congressional action.
Date: January 25, 2008
Creator: Hanrahan, Charles E.
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A Value-Added Tax Contrasted With a National Sales Tax

Description: Some members of Congress have expressed interest in the feasibility of using a value-added tax (VAT) to either replace all or part of the income tax or finance health care reform. A VAT is imposed at all levels of production on the differences between firms’ sales and their purchases from all other firms. Policymakers may be interested in the following aspects of a VAT: revenue yield, international comparison of composition of taxes, vertical equity, neutrality, inflation, balance-of-trade, nat… more
Date: February 1, 2008
Creator: Bickley, James M.
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