Stronger Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefit Parity.
This act strengthens rules ensuring mental health and substance use disorder benefits are treated equally to other medical benefits in health insurance plans. This means insurers will face increased accountability for providing equal access to care, potentially making it easier for citizens to get the help they need.
Key points
Insurers must cover mental health and substance use disorder treatments equally to physical health treatments.
The act introduces new penalties for insurers who fail to comply, increasing their accountability.
These changes will apply to group health plans starting one year after the law is enacted.
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