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The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) requires that health insurance plans provide equal coverage for mental and physical illnesses. A recent National Council on Behavioral Health report outlines that over 40 million Americans received mental health care through their employers in 2020. This is an increase from 35.6 million in 2019. […]

Statistics indicate that 3.1 million people enrolled for marketplace coverage during the 2022 open enrollment period (OEP), an increase of 21% from 2.5 million in the 2021 OEP. The rise in number is either the cause or the effect of different changes that open enrollment has seen in 2022. A Nonetheless, more people qualify and can afford health […]

On April 5, 2022, President Joe Biden announced a new executive order on continuing to improve access to affordable, quality health coverage. The Order aims to build on the progress made by the Affordable Care Act and expand coverage to more people. This is big news, and there’s a lot of information on what the […]

As the COVID-19 took hold in 2020, about 31.6 million people in the U.S. were uninsured, as reports from the Census Bureau show. Generally, the share of people with health insurance has remained stable over the past several years. In this post, you will find all the latest data on why this occurs, including the […]