Mental Health Parity
Mental Health Parity Passes!
The passage of the federal parity law has left many people asking what impact this will have on people in
Wisconsin. While the answers are not totally clear at this time, because the federal government still needs to write rules to implement the law, Shel Gross, MHA's Director of Public Policy, has summarized broadly how the federal bill and state law interact and what that might mean for people in Wisconsin who are seeking insurance coverage for mental health and substance abuse disorders. More >>
Click here for a summary of the federal Wellstone-Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.
Click here for a summary of current
Wisconsin law related to coverage of MH/SA treatment services.
The approval of mental health parity legislation will broadly outlaw health insurance discrimination against Americans with mental health and substance-use conditions in employer-sponsored health plans. Read more from national
Mental Health America.
Fact Sheets from the New Day Coalition