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...