GHF launches first-of-its-kind tool to monitor insurer compliance with state and federal mental health parity laws
ATLANTA — This week, Georgians for a Healthy Future (GHF) released the Georgia Mental Health Parity Dashboard, a new tool that allows consumers and policymakers to track how well health insurers are complying with laws intended to ensure equal access to mental health and substance use disorder care.
The Georgia Mental Health Parity Dashboard tracks compliance with Georgia’s Mental Health Parity Act (HB 1013) and the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) across state-regulated private health plans and the public health insurance programs Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids. It examines the rules and processes that most directly affect whether people can get the care they need, including how insurers define medical necessity, set cost-sharing requirements, and apply prior authorization and other utilization management tools.