Mental Health Coverage Parity: Separating Wheat from Chaff

Authors

Karl Polzer, George Washington University

Document Type

Issue Brief

Publication Date

7-20-1999

Abstract

This paper examines the issue of mandating parity in coverage of mental health services in the context of the growing use by private-sector employers of managed behavioral health care providers. Existing parity laws are reviewed, along with estimates of the costs of parity. The tools used by behavioral health care firms to manage care and costs are also discussed.

Comments

Issue brief no. 745

Recommended Citation

Polzer, Karl, "Mental Health Coverage Parity: Separating Wheat from Chaff" (1999). National Health Policy Forum. Paper 24.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/sphhs_centers_nhpf/24

Open Access

yes