Medical Xpress October 24, 2024
Roughly four in five Americans say they either strongly (48%) or somewhat (31%) support a federal law that requires insurance companies to cover mental health at the same level they do medical or surgical care, including 95% of Democrats, 79% of independents and 67% of Republicans.
Despite the widespread support, half of Americans (50%) have little to no trust that health insurers will comply with the law, according to a new West Health-Gallup survey released today.
In 2020, less than half of all adults with mental illness received treatment, according to the White House, leading the Biden administration to strengthen the implementation of the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) by expanding access to care and lowering...
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