Summary: More than 170 million people have better insurance coverage for mental health and substance use disorder care thanks to new coverage and parity protections. On June 10th, Secretary Burwell and Office of National Drug Control Policy Director, Michael Botticelli, hosted a listening session to engage stakeholders in a discussion about mental health and substance […]
Affordable Care Act
Building a Better, Smarter, Healthier System
In the six years since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and our partners in states and communities have made historic progress to improve access to quality, affordable health care. We are seeing this progress result in savings – $411 million in 2014 from the […]
For Young Adults, the Affordable Care Act Means Just That – Affordable Care
By now, you probably know that the Affordable Care Act allows young adults to remain on their parents’ health insurance until age 26. Thanks to this provision, an estimated 3 million young adults were able to gain or keep health insurance coverage. As a result, more young adults reported getting help for behavioral health conditions […]
More Young Adults Use Private Insurance for Behavioral Health Treatment following the ACA’s Dependent Coverage Mandate
In 2010, the Affordable Care Act extended health insurance coverage to individuals aged 19 to 25 whose parents had employer-sponsored private insurance. Thanks to this extended coverage, more young adults have access to mental health and substance abuse treatment services through their parents’ employer-sponsored health insurance. A new report from SAMHSA also shows these changes […]
The Marketplace is Open: Continuing Our Progress for the LGBT community
I am proud to serve in the Obama Administration because of the work the President, the Secretary, and this Administration have done, and will continue to do, to create a more fair country for individuals from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community. Together, with the help of many, we’ve created meaningful change, especially […]
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