The Health 202: Patrick Kennedy shepherded a major mental-health bill into law. Ten years later, big barriers remain.

The Health 202: Patrick Kennedy shepherded a major mental-health bill into law. Ten years later, big barriers remain.

Posted on October 4, 2018

Discusses the 10th anniversary of the Mental Health Parity bill and the release of an analysis that found 32 states did not ensure equal coverage for behavioral health. The report gave each state a letter grade on questions like whether an insurer requires a patient to pay a separate deductible or higher co-pays for behavioral health or sets limits on how many times they can see a behavioral health provider.