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President Joe Biden announced a new landmark rule to strengthen mental and physical health parity requirements and improve mental health care access for more than 150 million Americans. The proposed rule would reinforce 2008鈥檚 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) by requiring insurance providers to update health plans 鈥渢o make sure people have equivalent access between their mental health and medical benefits,鈥� according to an .听听

“President Biden said it best, 鈥楳ental health care is health care鈥�,鈥� said 海角在线 President & Chief Executive Officer Leeann Sherman, MPS, CAE. “This new rule will allow people across the country to receive better mental health care that will hopefully reduce the number of deaths by suicide in the United States.鈥�  

President Biden said the changes 鈥渞epresent a real step forward to help millions of people get the mental health care they need, and that insurance should be providing.鈥� He also added, 鈥淵ou know, we can all agree, mental health care is health care. It is health care, it鈥檚 essential to people鈥檚 well-being and their ability to lead a full and productive life, to find joy, to find purpose, to take care of themselves and their loved ones. It鈥檚 about dignity.鈥�