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More information about continued inequalities between health insurance coverage of mental health and substance abuse conditions and that of other medical conditions can be found in The Doctor is Out: Continuing Disparities Between Mental and Physical Health Providers in Health Insurance, a 2017 Milliman report and accompanying NAMI report that look at the shortages of in-network care providers and disproportionate out-of-pocket costs for people seeking mental health care.
Parity Implementation Coalition Applauds Release of White House Parity Task Force Recommendation
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...
Parity Implementation Coalition Applauds Inclusion of Parity Provisions on 21st Century Cures Bill
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...
Analysis Uncovers Significant Inequalities Between Mental and Physical Health: Lower Payments to Providers and Wide Disparities in Access to Benefits
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...
Second Analysis of Insurance Data Confirms Lack of Access to Mental Health and Addiction Treatment for Millions of Americans
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...