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Parity is about more than insurance coverage.
It also represents an end to discrimination against persons who struggle with biological brain disorders through no fault of their own. NAMI therefore view parity as no less than a civil rights issue which deserves to be advanced on all possible fronts, through all possible government actions. Federal contractors should be required to certify coverage of mental illnesses as part of the health insurance plans that they provide their employees. Executive action of this nature would represent an important, further step forward. NAMI looks to the White House Conference on Mental Health to define a common, national baseline of measures that can be achieved immediately, in order to build a foundation for greater progress in the 21st Century.