According to mental health advocacy group Mental Health America, millions are suffering due to disparity in access to mental health services. The group's new state-by-state report concluded that state insurance exchanges need to be more proactive about ensuring that coverage includes a strong component of mental health services.
Mental Health America advocated for four actions to be taken immediately which, it said, would begin to transform this rampant disparity in mental health services into parity. Those are:
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
