Nov 2, 2018 | FAQ
The premise of parity is simple— insurance coverage for and access to mental health and addiction care should be no more restrictive than coverage for and access to other medical care. Thanks to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, also known as...
Sep 27, 2018 | News
Today, the White House Parity Task Force issued recommendations to the President for improving the implementation and enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). The Departments also issued additional guidance on the implementation of...
Sep 27, 2018 | News
The Parity Implementation Coalition (PIC), a group of addiction and mental health consumer and provider organizations committed to the implementation and enforcement of the 2008 parity law and regulations, applauds the inclusion of provisions that will improve...
Sep 27, 2018 | News
Physical healthcare providers are receiving significantly higher payments from insurers than addiction and mental health providers for the same types of services, finds a groundbreaking, independent report published today by Milliman, Inc. and released by a coalition...
Sep 27, 2018 | News
A newly released independent analysis of insurance claims data, the second such report this month, confirms that access to mental health and addiction treatment in the United States is fraught with discriminatory practices, pointing to violations of the bi-partisan...