Parity of Mental Health and Substance Use Benefits with Other Benefits: Using Your Employer-Sponsored Health Plan to Cover Services
Date
2016Publisher
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationType
Article
Metadata
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Description
This resource describes the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 for people with employer-sponsored health plans who need treatment for mental and/or substance use disorders. It discusses how to file a claim, the denial of a claim and the appeals process.Citation
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Parity of Mental Health and Substance Use Benefits with Other Benefits: Using Your Employer-Sponsored Health Plan to Cover Services. HHS Publication No. SMA-16-4937. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2016.Keyword
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008Mental health
Substance abuse
Health
Health insurance
Substance-Related Disorders
Insurance Benefits
Insurance Claim Review