The new rule aims to lower costs and improve access to providers who offer care related to mental health and substance use. It revitalizes a 2008 law, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity ...

When Congress passed the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, the law was supposed to prevent private insurance companies from instituting unequal coverage for mental health and ...

According to the AMA, 3 lives are saved when health plans cover treatment for mental health and substance abuse. Experts also emphasize that the mandate from 2024 is not a new mandate but simply ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has rescinded a policy from 1998 that gave undocumented immigrants access to ...