In his column in the Boston Globe (1/25), Kevin Cullen writes that last month, Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA) “filed a bill that would require insurers to disclose how often they deny mental health and substance abuse claims and to explain why.” Kennedy’s measure “is just one piece aimed at reforming a dysfunctional system in which we have tried to lock up rather than treat those with mental illnesses and addictions.” In the “next seven months,” Kennedy is planning “to roll out a series of reforms,” Cullen says.
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— “Forcing the conversation on mental health,” Kevin Cullen, Boston Glone, January 25, 2016.