Coloradans have a right to equitable coverage of mental health and addiction care under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (Federal Parity Law), which requires insurers to cover treatment for mental health and substance use disorders no more restrictively than treatment for illnesses of the body, such as diabetes and cancer. […]

Patrick J. Kennedy
Special to The Colorado Sun
Twitter: @PJK4brainhealth