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Bob Gebbia Chief Executive Officer American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Bob Gebbia Chief Executive Officer American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Mental Health Parity. AFSP advocated for MH Parity, p assed in October 2008 . Seeks to eliminate discriminatory access to mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) benefits .

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Bob Gebbia Chief Executive Officer American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

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  1. Bob Gebbia Chief Executive Officer American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

  2. Mental Health Parity

  3. AFSP advocated for MH Parity, passed in October 2008 • Seeks to eliminate discriminatory access to mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) benefits • Plans subject to federal parity law precluded from offering MH and SUD benefits in a more restrictive way than other covered medical and surgical benefits • Incorporated into ACA, final rules issued November 2013

  4. The Affordable Care Act will extend federal parity protections to 62 million Americans

  5. FOR More Information ON MENTAL HEALTH PARITY? www.dol.gov www.samhsa.gov www.cms.gov

  6. Visit www.commonwealthfund.org to view an interactive map to review the status of state action on state health insurance marketplaces, also called exchanges, and view key aspects of state-run marketplaces

  7. AFSP partnered with the National Council to create a tool for consumers looking for of mental health care

  8. Mental Health Consumer Tools

  9. Provides consumers with information about mental health parity and key things to consider when selecting a plan

  10. Provides consumers with information about how insurance plans work, basic components, coverage levels available to them, and how to select a plan that meets their mental health needs

  11. Appeals and Exceptions: How to Access Mental Health Services in Qualified Plans • Provides consumers with information about how to request services or meds not covered by using: • Prior Authorization Requests • Exceptions • Appeals

  12. What’s Next? • By early March: • Final design will completed • The new consumer tools will be on the AFSP and NCBH websites, and linked to other sites

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