Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008

Advocates of MHPAEA rally outside of Congress.

MHPAEA requires group health plans and health insurance issuers to ensure that the financial requirements and treatment limitations applicable to mental health or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits are no more restrictive than those applied to all other medical benefits. Listen to Representative Patrick Kennedy discuss MHPAEA on the House floor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LfGqFUIuyg.

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