The timeline of mental health parity legislation shows that progress has been made, but it has been slow and only focused on parity between mental health compared with medical and surgical benefits. This leaves a big gap in other areas of insurance, which maintains the stigma related to mental illness and substance use disorders and results in embedded discriminatory practices and bias.
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Breaking Down Barriers to Mental Health Parity in Disability Plans
By Teri Weber, SVP, Spring Consulting Group
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