Two More States Move To Enact Parity Laws

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst

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Two more states have moved to enact laws to require parity for mental illnesses in health insurance plans. On April 21st, Kentucky Governor Paul E. Patten signed HB268 into law, requiring health insurance plans that provide any coverage of mental illnesses to provide full parity with other illnesses. Kentucky is now the 30th state in the nation to enact a parity law. On May 2, Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci signed similar legislation, making Massachusetts the 31st state with a . . .