By law, most commercial insurance plans must now offer mental /behavioral health coverage and provide benefits equal to what the plan offers for other medical conditions.
D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) and Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) have teamed up to offer free workshops to inform our community about how parity laws increase access to mental/behavioral health care services.
At these free workshops, you will learn how to:
- Unlock existing mental/behavioral health services provided by health insurance coverage
- Utilize parity laws to increase access to mental/behavioral health services
- Prepare responses or appeals for denials of mental/behavioral health service
Workshops
Fri., Sep. 13, 2019 (12:00 – 1:00 pm)
Giant Wellness Center
1535 Alabama Ave SE, Wash., DC 20032 (Food permitted)
Giant Workshop
Mon., Sep. 16, 2019 (4:00 – 5:00 pm)
D.C. Department of Behavioral Health (DBH)
64 New York Ave. Ne, Wash., DC 20002
DBH Workshop
Tues., Sep. 24, 2019, (12:00 – 1:00 pm)
Psychiatric Institute of Washington (PIW)
4228 Wisconsin Ave NW, Wash., DC 20016 (PIW is providing lunch for attendees)
PIW Workshop
Additional Information
Everyone will benefit from attending because knowing how to advocate for and access mental/behavioral health care services is essential. We especially encourage those who receive, provide, or advocate for mental/behavioral health care services to attend this event.
These workshops are free, but space is limited! Please register so we can reserve a seat for you.
All locations are accessible.
If you have any questions, please contact Eric Scharf at escharf@dbsalliance.org or (202)644-1320.
