It may be a parity violation if your insurance plan requires a more expensive copayment or coinsurance for behavioral health services than what you are required to pay for other medical care.
If your insurance plan does not have the same limits on how many days you can stay in any other kind of inpatient medical facility, it may be a parity violation.
If your insurance plan does not have the same limits on how many times you can see a health provider for any other type of treatment, it may be a parity violation.
It may be a parity violation if your insurance plan charges you more for prescription medications simply because they are used for behavioral health treatment.
If your insurance plan orders medical necessity reviews for behavioral health services more often than for other health services, it may be a parity violation.
If your insurance plan will not cover residential treatment or partial hospitalization for behavioral health services, but it does for other medical services, it may be a parity violation.
If your insurance plan requires you to try a less expensive treatment before it will cover the treatment recommended by your doctor, it may be a parity violation.
If your insurance plan puts geographical limits on where you can receive behavioral health services but does not do the same for other medical services, it may be a parity violation.