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Kentucky bill would require counseling for pregnant people
AN ACT relating to mental health coverage in connection with pregnancy.
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If passed, the bill would make health plans cover counseling for pregnant and postpartum people at risk of depression.
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This could help moms get needed mental health help early, but it may shift some costs to the state if private insurers are exempted.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- The bill adds a new section to Kentucky insurance law defining terms.
- It requires health benefit plans to cover counseling for pregnant and postpartum persons at risk of perinatal depression.
- Coverage must include people who have had a miscarriage or stillbirth.
- The requirement applies to Medicaid, CHIP, state employee plans, and self‑insured employer plans of state colleges.
- If the state would need to pay for the coverage, the rule can be suspended for qualified health plans.
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