October 24, 2010 at 3:55 pm · Dr. Drake · 0 comments

Mental Health Insurance Under the Federal Parity Law

Most people in the United States have health insurance coverage, typically provided by their employer. Historically, many health insurance plans provided far less coverage for mental health services compared to physical health (medical/surgical) services. For example, a health plan might have covered only 50 percent of costs related to seeing a psychologist but 80 percent of costs related to seeing a primary care physician. (click here)