White House announces rule that would cut insurance red tape over mental health and substance use disorder care

White House announces rule that would cut insurance red tape over mental health and substance use disorder care | CNN The Biden administration announced a final rule on Monday meant to expand access and lower costs for care for mental health and substance use disorders. Most provisions in the rule will apply to group health plans and health insurance issuers for plan years starting January 1 or after. Carma Hassan, Jamie Gumbrecht CNN

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Under this rule, mental health and substance use disorder care on private insurance plans should be covered at the same level as physical health benefits. That may mean “adding more mental health and substance use professionals to their networks or reducing red tape for providers to deliver care,” according to a White House fact sheet shared with CNN ahead of Monday’s announcement.

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