ATLANTA (Dec. 12, 2024) — Cartercommends the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury on the release of a new final rule that requires private insurers to cover mental health and substance use disorders on par with medical and surgical treatment. Now, the Center is calling upon the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Children’s Health Insurance Program to take similar action to improve coverage of mental health and substance use disorders for Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries.
In September, HHS, Labor, and Treasury released final rules implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), which call for mental health and substance use care to be covered equally with medical and surgical health conditions. The new rules — which include many of the Center’s recommendations — provide the tools necessary to ensure that people enrolled in private health insurance plans can access coverage for the mental health and substance use treatments they need.
Last week, to promote greater consistency between private insurance and Medicaid and strengthen the enforcement of mental health parity regulations.
The Center continues to pursue the late former First Lady Rosalynn Carter's vision for mental health parity by working to end discriminatory practices so that all individuals receive the care they deserve.
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Contact: In Atlanta, Rennie Sloan, rennie.sloan@cartercenter.org
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