Experts point to many explanations for this, including:

• Stigma,
• Historical exclusion of coverage, and
• Higher subjectivity in diagnosis and treatment compared with medical/surgical conditions

        …to name a few reasons

Despite these explanations, there is growing recognition that mental health is simply another part of health… and that access to care can and must be improved.

In some cases, that is true.  

Still, many individuals and families encounter significant obstacles to care including finding suitable providers or facilities with availability and getting services covered by health insurance.

Three emerging developments have significant potential to improve insurance access:

• New state and federal regulations requiring insurance companies to cover mental health care;
• Reductions in stigma; and
• Growing consumer expectations of coverage

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