Mental Health Patients Have Trouble Finding Insurance

While mental health is being more understood and accepted in society, many people with mental health illnesses have trouble getting insurance.

"The reality is that many mental health patients have a hard time finding insurance coverage for their problems; seen as "high-cost" patients, those with mental illness are not easily able to obtain health insurance."

"In the long run, these state-wide efforts save on costs associated with mental health care. The surgeon general's report indicates that laws in Texas, Maryland, and North Carolina have led to declining costs after the introduction of parity legislation which affected managed care practices. While the number of users increased, average expenditures per user declined."

Entry written on February 17, 2007