Michigan is experiencing a surge in mental health issues that existed before the COVID-19 pandemic. The state ranks 17th in the nation in a metric that considers the prevalence of mental health conditions and availability of mental health treatment, according to Mental Health America, a nonprofit focused on studying mental illness in the United States. For children and adolescents specifically, Michigan ranks 35th in the nation by the same metric. Codifying MH/SUD parity in State law could deter a worse mental health crisis if the Federal law requiring parity were ever repealed.
The bill would amend Chapter 34 (Disability Insurance Policies) of the Insurance Code to require an insurer that delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed a health insurance policy in the State to provide coverage for behavioral health & SUD.
Urge your representative to vote YES on SB 27.
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