Modern Healthcare (10/5, Johnson, Subscription Publication) reported that a decade after the “landmark” Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act was passed, some “advocates contend access to care for millions remains elusive.” Modern Healthcare said the problems stem from “a lack of consistency in the oversight and enforcement on the part of federal and state regulators to get insurers to comply with existing parity laws.” A report this week from ParityTrack found that 43 states had low marks in mental health parity.
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— “Mental health parity remains a challenge 10 years after landmark law, “Steven Ross Johnson, Modern Healthcare, October 5, 2018.