Bridging the Gap Between Behavioral Health Policy and Network Reality

• By: John Lamb Atlas Systems
• July 29th, 2026
• behavioral health policy, credentialing, Medicare Advantage, mental health parity, network adequacy, provider data management, provider directory accuracy, Summer 2026 Issue, workforce turnover
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On paper, behavioral health coverage in America has never looked better. Parity laws have teeth. A national crisis line exists. New clinic models are reaching communities that waited decades for them. And yet a Senate Finance Committee investigation found that more than 80 percent of mental...

The NYSPA Report: New York’s Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Reporting Bill

• By: Richard Gallo Rachel A. Fernbach, Esq. NY State Psychiatric Association (NYSPA)
• October 1st, 2018
• advocacy, behavioral health, insurance compliance, legislation, mental health parity, network adequacy, substance use disorder, treatment access
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If signed into law by Governor Cuomo, New York’s parity reporting bill (A.3694-C/S.1156-C) will be among the most comprehensive laws of its kind in the country. The bill was passed by both the New York State Senate and New York State Assembly in the final week of the 2017/2018 Legislative...

Depression, Suicide, Discrimination and Parity

• By: Andrew Malekoff, LCSW, CASAC North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center
• July 1st, 2018
• civil rights in healthcare, depression treatment, healthcare discrimination, insurance parity, mental health access, network adequacy, substance use treatment, suicide prevention
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In the immediate aftermath of the suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain Gov. Cuomo issued a press release about new funding to address the rising rate of suicide. He stated: “Two high-profile suicides this week put mental illness front and center, but while those names were the ones in...