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New parity legislation to require transparency, accountability introduced
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.31932
Subject(s) - accountability , legislation , parity (physics) , transparency (behavior) , mental health , enforcement , law enforcement , business , mental illness , political science , public administration , law , medicine , psychiatry , physics , particle physics
More than 10 years following passage of the federal mental health parity law, Senate lawmakers have introduced new legislation to tighten parity enforcement and improve transparency and accountability to help ensure consumers have access to mental health and substance use services in their plans. The bill seeks to eliminate disparities in the way insurance plans cover mental illness and substance use disorders.