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Mental health parity rules are in jeopardy. What does that mean in WA?

The Mental Health Project is a Seattle Times initiative focused on covering mental and behavioral health issues. It is funded by Ballmer Group, a national organization focused on economic mobility for ... Read More

Mental Health Parity Enforcement Paused: What Providers and Patients Need to Know

On May 15, 2025, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury issued a statement related to the enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA” ... 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

What Relief Does the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Nonenforcement Policy Actually Provide to Employers?

The federal government's nonenforcement policy is narrower than it seems—plus other takeaways for employers Employers navigating the complexities of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act ( ... Read More

Insurers still deny mental health claims despite parity laws: 5 things to know

While U.S. lawmakers passed a mental health parity law in 2008 requiring insurers to provide comparable coverage for medical and mental health treatments, payers are continuing to deny claims, limit ... Read More

WA insurance commissioner fines health insurer $550K

The Mental Health Project is a Seattle Times initiative focused on covering mental and behavioral health issues. It is funded by Ballmer Group, a national organization focused on economic mobility for ... Read More

The Fight for Mental Health Parity Continues

In 2008, Congress passed the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act to help ensure that insurers treat mental health and substance use disorders with the same seriousness as physical ailments. Read More

Insurers must treat mental health just like physical health

This guest essay reflects the views of Carolyn Reinach Wolf, executive partner at the Abrams Fensterman law firm and director of its mental health law practice Amid our society’s increasing focus on ... Read More

Map of mental health parity problems in Illinois unveiled

Outpatient mental health services in Illinois are reimbursed at rates 27% lower than physical health services on average, and hospitals around the state get twice as much a day for a physical health ... Read More

WA fines Regence Blue Shield $550K over shortfalls with mental health coverage

Washington state is fining health insurance giant Regence Blue Shield over half a million dollars for disparities between its mental health and medical coverage. Read More

Trump’s rollback of rules for mental health coverage could lead more Americans to go without care

This article originally appeared on ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. At ... Read More