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Health advocates push for public disclosure of insurer parity reports; insurers urge caution
Summary
Advocates including NAMI Connecticut, Mental Health Connecticut and providers urged the Government Administration and Elections Committee to pass HB 7 2 0 7, arguing that making insurer parity reports public would expose noncompliance and let researchers and regulators hold insurers accountable.
Advocates from NAMI Connecticut, Cover My Mental Health, Connecticut Legal Rights Project, Mental Health Connecticut and several others urged the Government Administration and Elections Committee to pass House Bill 7 207, which would make insurer reports on mental-health parity public records. Witnesses said transparency is necessary to detect and correct parity violations and to give researchers, advocates and lawmakers evidence to enforce laws.
Thomas Burr, public policy manager for NAMI Connecticut, said HB 7 2 0 7 would improve accountability and help address “warning signs of parity noncompliance” identified in a 2024 Office of Health Strategy report. Burr…
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