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The Mental Health Bill
New bill aims to protect mental health coverage for all
Requires health insurers to comply with federal mental health parity laws, prevent discriminatory treatment limits, and ensures meaningful mental health and substance use coverage in all benefit classifications.
Good for everyday people ·
This bill would help make sure health insurance covers mental health and substance use equally as other health issues.
Our take
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If this bill passes, people will have better access to mental health care. Now is the time to support it for better treatment options.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- The bill requires health insurers to follow federal mental health laws.
- It stops insurers from treating mental health differently than other health issues.
- It ensures better coverage for mental health and substance use treatment.
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