Insurance parityJun 4, 2026
Managing the high cost of mental health care
Editor’s Note: This article is the fourth in a five-part special report exploring the connection between your money and your health ...
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Insurance parityMay 21, 2026
Unpacking the mental health parity index
Mental health parity is a case in point. For more than a decade, federal law has required that mental health and substance use ...
Insurance parityApr 13, 2026
New insurer data reveals significant gaps to in-network mental health care and treatment for substance use disorders when compared to physical health
For the first time, health insurance companies’ own data can be used to more accurately pinpoint where increased access to care ...
Insurance parityApr 13, 2026
New Mental Health Parity Index highlights where disparities persist
“The Mental Health Parity Index makes it impossible to ignore where we stand and offers a powerful opportunity to intentionally shape how we track and deliver treatment, building on work The Kennedy ...
Insurance parityMar 4, 2026
Mental Health Parity: What a New Court Ruling Means for Those Seeking Behavioral Health Treatment
In Allison B. v. BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois, a court in the Northern District of Illinois refused to dismiss a lawsuit ...
Insurance parityDec 9, 2025
Advocates hope newly passed bill will inspire more Illinois therapists to take private health insurance
Carey Carlock never imagined she’d have so much trouble finding a therapist for her teenage child. She was a hospital CEO, on ...
Insurance parityFeb 28, 2025
Mental Health Parity and Access Equity in Healthcare
Mental health parity and access equity constitute a policy and practice framework aimed at ensuring that mental health and ...
Insurance parityAug 13, 2024
Mental Health Parity Is Not a Panacea: Lessons to Date
Key points Efforts to mandate equal mental health insurance coverage date to the Kennedy administration. Evaluation of the success of efforts to mandate parity look at both quantitative and ...
Insurance parityMay 31, 2016
Achieving Mental Health Care Parity Might Require Changes In Payments And Competition
One of the most prominent features of the Affordable Care Act has been the promotion of individual health plans chosen by ...