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NEWTOWN- State Rep. Mitch Bolinsky is encouraging interested Newtown residents to view a new state Web page that streamlines resources to help families with insurance coverage and reimbursement for behavioral health and substance abuse treatment.
The Insurance Department’s “Mental Health Parity” Web page is a compilation of free resources, publications and tools that consumers can easily access through the Insurance Department’s Web site.
“In my first year on the job I have made it a primary focus to remove any barriers to mental health treatment while permitting families to get the assistance and support they need,” Rep, Bolinsky said.
The new site includes the Insurance Department’s Behavioral Health Took Kit, a step-by-step plain-language template that families and providers can use to submit to insurance companies for preauthorization of medically necessary behavioral health services. The Tool Kit was launched in October, the same time the state announced it was dedicating $9 million in federal funds to address the needs of children in schools.
For more information on the new Web page visit the CID Web site.
