Nov252008
MHP-yay!
Filed under health by Kim at 3:48 pm on Nov 25 2008
It’s not all that often that I find out that Federal law has actually touched my life in a concrete way. Last week I was feeling downtrodden when I was looking at my new insurance information (our company moved to a different parent blah blah) because it looked like I would be losing my mental health benefits, which (TMI alert!) help me to be able to afford to see a therapist. I voiced this concern to Penny (said therapist) and she was like, “girl, you check that again because Mental Health Parity Act is in the house!”
OK she didn’t say it like that. But I did check it again and found out that for 2008 there was no coverage, but for 2009, there is coverage! A somewhat reasonable copay and 40 visits per year. Now we’re talking. How this got included in the bailout plan is beyond me, but I don’t really care. I can continue getting treated for anxiety disorder without going broke.
So I’m making this post so that YOU know your insurer probably has to cover you for mental health now (or at least starting October 3, 2009). I am also making this post as a public thank you to all those who undoubtedly worked very hard to get it made into a law. Thank you advocates and lawmakers. This is really important to me but undoubtedly to many others who need it even more.
