National Alliance Press Release on the Mental Health Parity Toolkit

On Thursday, March 13^th, the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions released the Mental Health Parity Toolkit that the Florida Alliance developed with them to the public. Florida Alliance President and CEO Karen van Caulil was quoted in the press release that was issued with the toolkit. “The bottom line is that an employer’s benefit design should not be more limited for mental health and substance use disorder services than it is for physical health,” said Karen van Caulil, PhD, president and CEO of the Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value. “Unfortunately, it’s abundantly clear that this is not the case with many health plans across the United States and we see much more restrictive and narrower networks for mental health services.”