2013 Senate Bill 456

Mandate mental health insurance “parity”

Introduced in the Senate

July 31, 2013

Introduced by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-18)

To impose a new coverage mandate that would require Blue Cross Blue Shield to include in all their health insurance policies coverage for mental health treatment, and prohibit requiring a higher deductible or co-pay, or providing a lower benefit level, than those that apply to coverage for physical ailments.

Referred to the Committee on Insurance