■ The US government has ruled that health insurers must ensure that the coverage they offer for managing mental health are the same as those they offer for physical health. Until now, US insurers have commonly imposed higher deductibles and copayments for treating patients with mental health and...
While the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act was supposed to ensure access to mental health care, the Biden administration said more than half of U.S. adults and nearly 70% of children with mental illness lacked access. The cost of health care in the United States has come ...
Services may be covered in full or in part by your health insurance or employee benefit plan. Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Coverage Parity laws require most health plans to apply similar rules to mental health benefits as they do for medical/surgical benefits. Please check your ...
Managed Care State Laws and Regulations The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) -The law amended the 1996 Mental Health Parity Act by extending the parity requirements to include substance use disorder benefits. In addition, the MHPAEA requires parity with respect to all financi...
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Coverage Parity laws require most health plans to apply similar rules to mental health benefits as they do for medical/surgical benefits. Please check your coverage carefully by asking the following questions of your insurance provider: • Do I have mental...
There are many health laws that you can look into if you want to ensure that your insurance company complies. Here are some examples. Mental Health Parity, or Health Parity. This happens when insurance networks are required to provide equal coverage to mental healthcare and substance abuse disor...
the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, aims to ensure mental health coverage is equal to physical health coverage. The mental health workforce shortage is a significant challenge, with a growing need for mental health professionals to address the increasing demand for mental health ...
use disorder crises by advancing policies in Medicare and Medicaid that encourage incorporating behavioral health providers into primary care offices, and they also announced their intent to issue a new interdepartmental rule that would ensure health plans are complying with mental health parity laws.Log...
“This rule will ensure that we have true parity,” Neera Tanden, President Biden’s domestic policy advisor, said during a press call. “It will help ensure we finally fulfill the promise of mental health parity required under the law, to ensure that mental health is covered just like phys...
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