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Senate bill would eliminate cost-sharing for mental-health and substance-use care; proponents cite equity and access
Summary
Senate Bill 7 18 would bar copays and deductibles for covered mental-health and substance-use disorder services; sponsors and advocates told the committee that cost sharing is a substantial barrier to care and that removing it would promote continuity and equity.
Senate Bill 7 18, testimony at the Joint Committee on Financial Services said, would eliminate patient cost-sharing for covered mental-health and substance-use disorder services in commercial plans unless a federal tax-status constraint applied. Supporters framed the bill as an equity and access measure to remove recurring financial barriers such as visit copays and deductibles that deter ongoing treatment.
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