The Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 combines several bills to comprehensively address the mental health and addiction crises.
Across health care, research and academia, communities and schools, and state and federal governments — we are the most trusted source in improving addiction care and prevention.
The CDC recently released data indicating that the coronavirus pandemic has significantly exacerbated the addiction epidemic. Staggering overdose numbers should be a call-to-action for policymakers that we need to take a bold public health approach to addiction.
In collaboration with Legal Action Center we've explored key insurance barriers to affordable, timely and appropriate care for mental health and substance use. A four-report series offers recommendations to improve insurance regulation.
Medical necessity criteria should reflect generally accepted standards of care for the patient’s condition. Yet, for substance use disorders (SUDs), some health plans have used medical necessity criteria to restrict care and control costs.
Produced in collaboration with the Legal Action Center, this report analyzes requirements for public and private health plans to use specific criteria and assessment tools to determine medical necessity for substance use disorder benefits.
Health insurance providers must cover a full continuum of services and a robust network of providers to ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment. This report examines network adequacy standards.
Addiction is a preventable, treatable disease, not a moral failing. As with other illnesses, the approaches most likely to work are based on science — not on faith, tradition, contrition, or wishful thinking.
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