2020 House Bill 5429

Mandate mental health insurance “parity”

Introduced in the House

Jan. 30, 2020

Introduced by Rep. Sarah Anthony (D-68)

To impose a new coverage mandate that would require health insurance companies to include in all their 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