The bill passed unanimously by a vote of 38 to 0. S-1877 requires that insurance companies and health maintenance organizations provide mental health benefits under the same terms and conditions as for other medical conditions. The bill specifically includes, but is not limited to, benefits for adults with serious mental illness, and children with serious emotional disturbance. For too long, people with severe mental illnesses in Massachusetts have been denied adequate health insurance coverage. This could be the year that the state of Mass. finally ends health insurance discrimination against people with serious mental illness.
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