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Legislators try again to pass law on mental health parity

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Elected officials spoke on Tuesday in support of a bill that seeks to hold health insurers accountable and comply with federal regulations that require parity in mental health services. The legislation, originally drafted as HB 6145, is a repeat effort of a bill that failed to move forward in 2024. “It’s great to get the band back together, I guess you could say, because we’re not going to stop until we pass this bill,” Comptroller Sean Scanlon …

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CT mental health providers support bill to make insurers comply with parity law

The Connecticut State Capitol building. (Molly Ingram / WSHU)Connecticut mental health providers want state lawmakers to hold insurers accountable for complying with the state’s 2019 Mental Health Parity Act.The law was meant to require insurers to cover mental health treatment the same way they do physical health services. But providers complain that this is not happening.Kiki Kennedy, a Yale professor of psychiatry and legislative chair for th…

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Legislators try again to pass law on mental health parity

Elected officials spoke on Tuesday in support of a bill that seeks to hold health insurers accountable and comply with federal regulations that require parity in mental health services. The legislation, originally drafted as HB 6145, is a repeat effort of a bill that failed to move forward in 2024. “It’s great to get the band back together, I guess you could say, because we’re not going to stop until we pass this bill,” Comptroller Sean Scanlon …

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Connecticut Takes Steps To Strengthen Enforcement Of Mental Health Parity Laws

State officials and advocates gathered Monday to rally behind House Bill 6145, legislation aimed at bolstering enforcement of Connecticut’s mental health parity laws that ensure insurance companies provide coverage for mental health and substance use treatment on an equal basis with physical health conditions.

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