Resources

The passage of comprehensive mental health parity appears to have done little to increase access for patients with mental health conditions. Completing a national analysis using commercial claims data from the Health Care Cost Institute database, our findings reveal that the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act had little to no effect on access and utilization of mental health services for patients with depression, bipolar, or schizophrenia. These findings have several policy implications all of which aim to better address the unmet mental health need throughout our states.