Vermont families of children with autism worry that life-changing services their children receive won't be covered by the state's insurance in the new year. In November, the Department of Vermont…
Year in Review: WUNC's top military stories. 50 years of the Hayti Heritage Center. Medicaid coverage and autism therapy. This initiative focuses on expanding Medicaid coverage for mental health and…
Washington state has fined health insurance giant Regence Blue Shield $550,000 for failing to demonstrate that its mental health coverage is comparable to its medical or surgical coverage, violating…
The Delaware Department of Insurance announced a follow-up Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act examination of UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company and assessed a penalty of $450,000 for…
Transgender Louisianians enrolled in Medicaid are facing sudden denials of coverage for gender-affirming care, including hormone replacement therapy and surgeries, after the Louisiana Department of…
The AMA and The Kennedy Forum have launched an interactive mapping tool to expose how well commercial insurance plans comply with mental health parity laws. The Mental Health Parity Index, developed…
The Trump administration has paused new mental health parity rules issued in the final months of the Biden presidency, and Congress has curtailed funding for the Employee Benefits Security…
Insurance commissioner issues $20M in fines over mental health coverage This development represents an important step in addressing mental health and behavioral health challenges in the community.…
Medicaid cuts to begin soon in NC, including ending coverage of weight loss drugs This initiative focuses on expanding Medicaid coverage for mental health and behavioral health services. Medicaid…
An Employee Benefit Research Institute survey found that 39% of health plan participants were unsure whether mental health services were covered in the same way as medical care, despite plan…
Medicaid faces massive cuts starting in 2027 as part of President Donald Trump's budget proposal, with Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) cuts totaling approximately a trillion…
California Governor Gavin Newsom claimed on July 18 that Florida ranks "51 in mental health care, 1 in home insurance costs, 1 in elder fraud, 1 in rent hikes." A fact-check by PolitiFact found that…
