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Parity Guide Explains Right to Health Insurance Coverage for Addiction & Mental Health Care

June 30, 2016—The Legal Action Center today released . The Guide explains patients’ and providers’ rights to insurance coverage for substance use and mental disorders.

It answers question such as:

• My health insurer denied me inpatient addiction treatment. Now what?
• My health insurer will only approve 2 days of residential addiction treatment at a time. What can I do?
• My health insurer’s network has no doctors who prescribe Suboxone. What are my rights?
• My health insurer says my psychologist visits are not medically necessary. Is there anything I can do?

A federal law forbids health insurers from discriminating against people with substance use or mental disorders. explains patients’ and providers’ rights care under this law, the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, or “federal parity law.” The Guide also briefly explains some relevant ���������� State laws. Although written for a ���������� audience, much of the Guide can be used anywhere in the country.