Becker's Healthcare January 23, 2025
Rylee Wilson

Gaps in insurance coverage between mental health and substance use and other forms of healthcare persist, according to a new report to Congress.

While new legislation aims to up enforcement of parity regulations, employers are pushing back on new rules to tighten requirements on mental health parity.

Here are three updates to note:

  1. Insurance companies are making strides in addressing disparities around mental health and substance use disorder care services but are still falling short of achieving parity under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. HHS and the Labor and Treasury Departments published their annual report on mental health parity to Congress Jan. 17. The report found widespread issues with compliance still exist, and...

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