Mental health law extension approved by House
Case Management Weekly, February 19, 2008
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The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved legislation to extend a mental health law that stops insurers from imposing lifetime or annual caps on mental health coverage, if those caps are different than those imposed for other illnesses. The extension is only for one year and does nothing to mandate insurers provide coverage for mental health illnesses.
Additional legislation is currently being prepared for consideration by Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) that would address the question of mental health illness parity by requiring insurers to offer the same coverage for mental health illnesses as for physical ones. It would also mandate coverage of a few conditions.
Source: Medical News Today
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