Hill September 9, 2024
Health insurers will be required to cover mental health care and addiction services the same as any other condition under a highly anticipated final rule being released Monday by the Biden administration.
The move is part of the administration’s ongoing battle with health insurers, who officials say are skirting a 2008 law requiring plans that cover mental health and substance use care benefits do so at the same level as physical health care benefits.
The health insurance industry is likely to challenge the rule, saying the administration did not have the authority to issue it to begin with.
They argued the proposed requirements were unworkable and an unfunded government mandate that would cause employers to stop covering...
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