Insurance Must Cover Mental Health, Substance Abuse Just Like Physical Illness: Kathleen Sebelius

Insurance Must Cover Mental Health, Substance Abuse Just Like Physical Illness: Kathleen Sebelius
The regulations, unveiled by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, would cover “most” of the 85 percent of Americans who have health insurance … deductibles and limits on visits to health care providers are not more … drug abuse – Bing News

New mental health, substance abuse insurance rule to be finalized, official says
The final rule to be issued Friday implements the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act , and includes other consumer protections such as new disclosure rights for insurance plan participants. drug abuse – Bing News

Dr. Wilson Compton named Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Wilson Compton, M.D., M.P.E., a nationally known expert on the causes and prevention of drug abuse, has been appointed the Deputy Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA,) part of the National Institutes of Health. The announcement was made … drug abuse – Bing News