GOVERNMENT REPORT SHOWS HEALTH INSURERS ARE FAILING TO COMPLY WITH LAW REQUIRING PARITY OF BENEFITS FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE
The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addition Equity Act of 2008 (“MHPAEA”) prohibits health insurers from imposing more restrictive treatment limitations on mental health and substance abuse coverage than they impose on coverage for medical/surgical services. In other words, health insurers cannot impose limits on the frequency of treatment or the …