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R -- PARITY AND EMPLOYER HEALTH PLANS POC Anita Nearhoof, Contract Specialist (301) 443-2475 E-MAIL: PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER, anearhoof@psc.gov. The Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SAMHSA) through the Program Support Center, General Acquisitions Branch, intends to award a sole source simplified acquisition to The Medstat Group, Santa Barbara, CA. The purpose of this study is to investigate the issue of parity by looking at actual costs and plan users of MH/SA services within private sector health plans for 1997. The study shall produce two reports. The first shall compare plans at parity with those that are not at parity, and describe costs and utilization. The second shall identify and describe users of MH/SA services that are most likely to benefit from parity plans. No solicitation is available. Posted 08/06/99 (W-SN364263). (0218)

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