APA Endorses Mental Health Parity Compliance Act

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Dr. Koock Jung leveraged more than three decades of experience to his role as a New York-based psychiatrist with the Psychotherapy Center in Queensbury, New York, where he assisted patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and sexual trauma. Actively involved in his profession, Dr. Koock Jung served as a member of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), a nonprofit which focuses on advancing more effective treatments for people with mental illnesses. 

The American Psychiatric Association has endorsed the recently announced Mental Health Parity Compliance Act, a proposed bipartisan bill which would be beneficial to both psychiatrists and their patients.

The Mental Health Parity Compliance Act would enhance the transparency with which health insurance companies operate when it comes to the coverage of mental health plans. The APA notes that there is a lack of oversight in ensuring that patients with mental illnesses receive fair health plan coverage under the federal parity law.

According to Bruce Schwartz, M.D, the president of the APA, insurers have not been providing adequate health plan coverage that the patients dealing with mental illness deserve for a long time. He believes that the proposed bill will be integral in eliminating this disparity and encourages the Senate and the House to pass the bill soon.