Senate Finance Committee: Mental Health Parity Discussion Draft

Senate Finance Committee: Mental Health Parity Discussion Draft

Senate Finance Committee Chair Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member Crapo (R-ID), and Sens. Bennet (D-CO) and Burr (R-NC) released the fifth and final legislative discussion draft as part of the Committee’s bipartisan mental health initiative. This discussion draft included policies aimed at improving mental health parity in Medicare and Medicaid and helping to put access to mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services on par with physical health care. The discussion draft requires the Medicaid provider directory to denote whether a provider offers covered services via telehealth.