Mental health parity self-check
See whether your mental health or substance use denial raises a parity question, and get the request to send.
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- General information, not legal advice
What it asks, and what it is not
What it asks. Statements about how your plan handled the mental health or substance use care.
Everything you type stays in this browser tab. Nothing is sent anywhere, and no account is needed.
What it is not. It flags questions worth asking. Only a regulator or court can decide that a plan broke the parity law.
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- Private: nothing leaves this tab
- General information, not legal advice
What it asks, and what it is not
What it asks. Statements about how your plan handled the mental health or substance use care.
Everything you type stays in this browser tab. Nothing is sent anywhere, and no account is needed.
What it is not. It flags questions worth asking. Only a regulator or court can decide that a plan broke the parity law.
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