Insurers Show Signs of Meeting Mental Health Parity Requirements

Insurers are doing a better job of providing analyses of why they covered mental health care differently from medical claims, an official who represents psychiatrists says.

More than half of insurers in one large state made “good faith efforts” that resulted in “very thorough and comprehensive” analyses of how mental health coverage compared to medical and surgical coverage as required by the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), Tim Clement, director of legislative development for the American Psychiatric Association, said in an interview.

Clement said he couldn’t identify the state due to a nondisclosure agreement, but the state ...