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While pre-insurance therapy fees can be cost prohibitive, the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act requires health insurance plans to provide more equitable coverage for mental ...
In addition to productivity and cost savings, investing in workplace mental health programs can attract strong talent to an organization and boost employee engagement between coworkers and their ...
The Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA) is legislation signed into United States law on September 26, 1996 that requires annual or lifetime dollar limits on mental health benefits to be no lower than any such dollar limits for medical and surgical benefits offered by a group health plan or health insurance issuer offering coverage in connection with a group health plan. [1]
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced new proposed rules to reinforce legislation requiring insurance companies to cover mental health benefits to the same degree as medical and surgical ...
The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 (MHSA) was legislation signed by American President Jimmy Carter which provided grants to community mental health centers. In 1981 President Ronald Reagan, who had made major efforts during his governorship to reduce funding and enlistment for California mental institutions, pushed a political effort through the Democratically controlled House of ...
A Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) is a type of health clinic in the United States that treats mental health and substance abuse disorders regardless of the patient's health insurance status and ability to pay for care. [1] [2] [3] CCBHCs are funded through Medicaid or SAMHSA grants. [2] [4]
After the launch of the Speaker’s Task Force on Mental Health in 2013, legislators on both sides of the aisle have been dedicated to investing in mental health initiatives.
All private health insurance plans offered in the Marketplace must offer the following essential health benefits: ambulatory care, emergency services, hospitalization (such as surgery), maternity and newborn care, mental health and substance abuse services, prescription drugs, rehabilitative and habilitative services (services to help people ...