Interim rules for implementing parity include victories for fairness in insurance coverage for individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders, but some important issues must still be resolved, the American Psychiatric Association said today after the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury released implementation rules...
The Australian Psychological Society (APS) rejects claims that the higher than expected demand for psychological services under Medicare is bad news. "We have known for several years that the public demand for professional psychological help is considerably higher than was anticipated when psychological services were included in Medicare," said APS President, Professor Bob Montgomery...
Mental Health America applauds the release of the regulations implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. We greatly appreciate all the thoughtful work that the staff and leaders of the three agencies charged with implementing this law put into developing these regulations...