Here’s how to fight back if your health insurance plan has denied services or has unequal coverage.
CPPP has created and compiled these resources to help individuals, behavior health providers, and advocates fight back when they see unequal coverage for mental health and substance use disorder treatment.
Consumer Parity Fact Sheet
File An Appeal:
File A Complaint:
Behavioral health providers play a key role in fighting back when insurance plans deny services or have unequal coverage.
Behavioral Health Providers Fact Sheet
File A Complaint:
Empower Patients:
Appeal Better:
- Appeal Information & Appeal Letter Examples targeted at the most common denials for behavioral health care.
- Information Request Form on the denial to inform your appeal.
Advocates and community organizations can help people fight back when insurance plans deny services or have unequal coverage.
Advocates & Community Organizations Parity Fact Sheet
Empower Consumers:
File A Complaint:
Improve the System:
- Demand enforcement of parity rights and laws: Don’t Deny Me campaign.
- Join the Mental Health Condition and Substance Use Disorder Parity Workgroup: Email Soila.Villarreal@hhsc.state.tx.us to be placed on the workgroup’s distribution list.
- Join the Texas Coalition for Healthy Minds.
View PowerPoint slides from our Parity Webinar.
The Center for Public Policy Priorities is an independent public policy organization that uses research, analysis and advocacy to promote solutions that enable Texans of all backgrounds to reach their full potential. We would like to thank the St. David’s Foundation for their generous support.