In a major move to tackle ongoing mental health and addiction crises in the U.S., the Biden administration has introduced a new federal rule aimed at holding health insurance companies accountable.

Health insurance companies will be held to higher standards in providing mental health care under a new federal rule finalized Monday. The new rule aims to lower costs and improve access to ...

and even with insurance, qualifying can be tough, and therapists can be hard to find. Today the Biden administration announced a new rule that will require private health insurers to cover mental ...

The goal of the new rules from the White House is to get insurance companies to follow the law and treat mental-health coverage on par with how they currently treat physical-health coverage ...

The decision by the Department of Justice to reverse a federal rule requiring parity will hurt vulnerable people in the ...

But questions remain about what regulators expect of health plans and whether new federal rules effectively ... fingers at the insurance industry, which they assert limits mental health benefits ...

Last week, President Biden and the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury issued new rules meant to ensure that insurance coverage for mental health conditions and ...

Like any new rule, it's important to get the word out, Su said. These revisions to mental health parity laws should, at least theoretically, eliminate the red tape associated with insurance ...

It puts in place more specific requirements for insurance companies and plans," Su said. The new rule aims to lower the cost of mental health care in the U.S. The mental health parity law will ...

The ruling aims to ensure the same level of coverage for mental disorders as for physical health care in private insurance plans. According to the Biden administration, these changes could affect ...

The Trump administration said recently that it plans to review Biden-era rules related to mental health insurance coverage ...