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Trump’s Rollback of Rules for Mental Health Coverage Could (will) Lead More Americans to Go Without Care (www.propublica.org)
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But just months after Trump returned to the presidency this year, his administration paused new rules issued in President Joe Biden’s final months that were designed to strengthen mental health protections and hold insurance companies accountable when they unlawfully denied coverage. That pause came after an industry group that advocates for large employers on issues related to employee benefits filed a lawsuit seeking to block the new rules.

What’s more, Congress has curtailed funding for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, or EBSA, a small agency in the Department of Labor that enforces mental health parity in most employer-sponsored health insurance plans. The squeeze is largely due to the expiration of temporary supplemental funding Congress approved just weeks after Biden was elected president but before he took office.

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[–] 4 points 1 year ago

Trump to everyone:

MAGA:

... /wrist

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    [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Good thing I was already depressed.

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    [–] 2 points 1 year ago*

    Will this finally get people to realize that “go to therapy” is useless fucking non advice? No? We’ll just continue to pretend that everyone has the insurance and money for a copay? Perfect! It really helps mental illness when you get gaslighted to shit!

    Maybe they’ll defund 988, at least that’ll stop people from pretending it helps anyone lol. (They spent more on advertising than they did hiring anyone who was qualified to care.)

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    [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Will

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    [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    My company just started working with a 3rd party therapy and coaching company, paying out of their pocket for employees so they can easily find and access mental health care. The only problem is there are limits on how many sessions you can do a year because these companies can't act as primary mental health care. You know, the kind the insurers don't provide because it takes months to find someone.

    Mad max on the way

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