In the past, many health insurance plans didn’t cover mental or behavioral health treatments. This is because these services weren’t viewed as healthcare in the same way that things like having ...

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One of the biggest health insurers operating in the state, United Healthcare, has not handled beneficiaries' mental health treatment coverage fairly, a sweeping, multiyear examination by the State ...

Despite laws mandating mental health care be as available as physical care, some Maryland families are finding help either out of reach or too costly to afford. Getting the right care for mental ...

Mar. 10—When people seek mental health treatment in Washington, insurance companies are supposed to cover that care just like they would physical ailments. Instead, people often find that coverage ...