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 ...

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 ...

Insurance companies may not be able to make people jump through hoops for their mental health much longer. Today, the White House and Department of Labor announced a new set of rules that are ...

Mental health advocates worry it could be difficult for people with mental health conditions to prove they qualify for ...

The new initiative aims to make mental health equal to physical health on insurance coverage. ... The new rule will also work to expand insurance networks to include more mental health providers.

The U.S. departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services on Monday finalized a rule to ensure 175 million Americans who are covered by private insurance can afford the mental health ...

Biden's new mental health rule expands access to treatment, including potential insurance coverage for psychedelic-assisted therapies, shaping the future of mental health care.

The rule reinforces the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, known as MHPAEA, a 2008 federal law that requires that insurance plans that cover mental health do so at the same level as ...

The rule gives additional teeth to an almost 16-year-old law meant to force health insurers to cover mental health and substance use benefits at the same level as physical healthcare.

For group health plans, “the new rules will generally begin to apply on January 1, 2025, though plans and companies will be given until January 1, 2026, to comply with certain new standards ...

Biden administration health leaders meet in Milwaukee to unveil new rules aimed to close gaps in insurance benefits. ... Natalie Eilbert covers mental health issues for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

The "parity" rule, which became final in September, was aimed at ensuring that group health plans provide access to benefits for mental health and substance abuse disorders on a par with benefits ...