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Note: The list of treatment exclusions was determined based on the responses provided to us by employers in our survey for
the employers' most popular plan in the plan year in effect at the time of our survey (2011 or 2010) and the 2008 plan year.
aFor the 2011 or 2010 plan year, of the 96 employers that responded to the question about whether their most popular health
plan excluded coverage for any specific treatments related to MH/SU, 39 employers reported excluding a treatment.
bFor the 2008 plan year, of the 81 employers that responded to the question about whether their most popular health plan
excluded coverage for any specific treatments related to MH/SU, 27 employers reported excluding a treatment.
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John E. Dicken
Director, Health Care
EnclosureGAO-12-761R Treatment Exclusions
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