nsurance companies may not be able to make people jump through hoops for mental healthcare coverage much longer. Today, the White House announced a new set of rules that are designed to increase individual access to mental health care. The initiative is part of the Biden-Harris administration's larger goal of.
, a federal law that works to prevent insurance companies from discriminating against mental-health conditions and substance-use disorders. While it was passed by congress in 2008 and “strengthened” in 2020, according to the White House, it hasn’t been very effective at creating equality between physical and mental health.
There's also the question of whether or not the federal government is even the correct legislator or enforcer here. According to the, states have traditionally played the biggest role in regulating health insurers.