Trump’s Rollback of Rules for Mental Health Coverage Could Lead More Americans to Go Without Care

The president, who has framed mental health as a national crisis, paused rules to hold insurers accountable for unlawfully denying coverage. And Congress cut funding to the agency that enforces ... Read More

United Health cited for unfair mental health coverage policies

One of the biggest health insurers operating in the state, United Healthcare, has not handled beneficiaries’ mental health treatment coverage fairly, a sweeping, multi-year examination by the State ... Read More

More Americans Could Forgo Mental Health Care After Trump Rollback of Coverage Rules

This story was originally published by ProPublica. During his first term, President Donald Trump frequently turned to the issue of mental health, framing it as a national crisis that demanded action. Read More

Trump rollbacks put mental health coverage at risk nationwide

Millions of Americans are facing steeper barriers to mental health care as the Trump administration dismantles protections designed to hold insurers accountable. According to ProPublica, just months i ... Read More

Health insurance companies fined $20M for mental health law violations

ATLANTA — Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced Friday that health insurance companies will be fined over $20 million for violating Mental Health Parity laws in Georgia. The ... Read More

‘A disservice to the people’: Premera Blue Cross fined for mental health coverage violations

Premera Blue Cross Washington is facing a fine exceeding $500,000 from the Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner. The fine is a response to violations of the Mental Health Parity and ... Read More

Upcoming closure of St. Francis’ outpatient behavioral health unit threatens mental health parity

On September 30, the outpatient behavioral health department at St. Francis Hospital is scheduled to close its doors. For many, this may seem like a routine administrative shift. But for those of us ... Read More

John King criticized for weak enforcement of Georgia mental health law

State lawmakers promised Georgians that insurance companies would finally be forced to cover mental health care the same as physical health, passing a law in 2022 requiring it. The law put Insurance ... Read More

Trump’s Rollback of Rules for Mental Health Coverage Could Lead More Americans to Go Without Care

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. During his first term, President Donald Trump frequently ... Read More

Trump's Rollback of Rules for Mental Health Coverage Could Lead More Americans to Go Without Care

During his first term, President Donald Trump frequently turned to the issue of mental health, framing it as a national crisis that demanded action. He linked it to opioid addiction, mass shootings ... Read More