Mental health and substance use parity is the idea that insurance plans should cover mental health and substance use treatment the same way they do physical health. In the United States, the 2008 Mental Health and Addiction […]
On September 9, 2024, the Biden-Harris administration finalized a transformative rule that strengthens mental health and substance use disorder parity, continuing the national momentum toward improved access and accountability in behavioral health care. This announcement is a vital step forward in ensuring that mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD) care is as readily accessible and equitably covered as physical health services.
October 18, 2023 Steinberg Institute CEO Karen Larsen testified before the Select Committee on Mental Health and Addiction Wednesday, urging lawmakers to hold health insurance companies accountable and demand more thorough state investigation into their compliance with […]
By: Tara Gamboa-Eastman Steinberg Institute Director of Government Affairs In 2020, the Steinberg Institute partnered with The Kennedy Forum and Senator Scott Wiener (D – San Francisco) to pass landmark legislation, SB 855. The legislation helped California […]