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Achieving mental health parity: The struggle to get insurance plans to improve coverage of mental health care

The Journalist’s Resource, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard University May 11, 2022 Insurance companies have failed to follow a federal law that expands access to mental health treatments. But many factors, including clinician shortages, also affect progress. By Denise-Marie Ordway In a 54-page report to Congress…

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Racial disparities in mental health care: An explainer and research roundup

The Journalist’s Resource, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard University May 18, 2022 Little has changed since the office of the U.S. Surgeon General issued a report on mental health disparities two decades ago. Persisting structural racism is one of the key drivers of disparities but experts…