Georgians can now see how their health insurance plans compare when it comes to mental health coverage and compliance with the state’s 2022 Mental Health Parity Act.
Georgia’s landmark parity law, also known as HB 1013, requires insurers to cover mental health and substance-use on par with coverage for physical and surgical needs. And, it brought Georgia into step with federal parity requirements under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.
But Georgia insurers’ compliance has so far been slow, state insurance officials and patient advocates say.
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