WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The White House has given mental health parity laws some teeth and earmarked $9.3 million for teaching insurance regulators about compliance.
A report issued by the Obama administration aimed at increasing enforcement of mental health parity laws is a welcome advance, according to interest groups.
“APA welcomes this much-needed report to strengthen implementation and enforcement of existing mental health parity laws,” Maria Oquendo, MD, PhD, president of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), in Arlington, Va., said in a statement. “Full implementation and stronger enforcement will help ensure that psychiatric conditions are treated the same as other illnesses and individuals can access the treatment they need.”
