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Discriminatory Disability Insurance Coverage
POSITION STATEMENT
Approved by the Board of Trustees, May 2009
Approved by the Assembly, September 2009
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The APA supports coverage for disability for psychiatric disorders the same as for other non-psychiatric medical conditions. The APA is opposed to arbitrary and discriminatory restrictions for mental illness (diagnosis-based contracts) in the coverage of disability.
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