The NYSPA Report: Achieving the Promise of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act

• By: Irvin L. “Sam” Muszynski, JD American Psychiatric Association
• July 1st, 2011
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The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA, the Parity Act) ushered in a new era for health insurance coverage for mental health and substance use (mh/sud) disorders. The foundation for this was laid by the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996, and, significantly, the Patient...