Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
GPTKB entity
Properties (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:amends |
gptkb:Public_Health_Service_Act
Internal Revenue Code Employee Retirement Income Security Act |
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
group health plans
health insurance issuers |
| gptkbp:effectiveDate |
October 3, 2008
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services
gptkb:Department_of_Labor gptkb:Department_of_the_Treasury |
| gptkbp:hasImpactOn |
patient outcomes
insurance coverage healthcare_access healthcare_costs |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
|
| gptkbp:includes |
certain small employers
|
| gptkbp:influences |
state mental health laws
|
| gptkbp:isCriticizedFor |
some employers
some policymakers some insurance companies |
| gptkbp:isDiscussedIn |
legal literature
medical journals public health literature health policy journals |
| gptkbp:isEvaluatedBy |
research studies
nonprofit organizations government reports |
| gptkbp:isPartOf |
mental health policy
addiction treatment policy healthcare_legislation |
| gptkbp:isRelatedTo |
substance abuse treatment
health equity mental health treatment health insurance reform |
| gptkbp:isSupportedBy |
insurance companies
advocacy groups healthcare_providers |
| gptkbp:promotes |
access to mental health services
access to addiction treatment services |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Affordable Care Act
|
| gptkbp:requires |
equal treatment of mental health and substance use disorder benefits
financial requirements to be comparable treatment limitations to be comparable |
| gptkbp:signature |
President_George_W._Bush
|
| gptkbp:supports |
mental health awareness
substance use disorder awareness |