Statement of APA President Renée Binder, M.D., on Second Circuit Court Ruling Regarding Mental Health Parity

Aug 20, 2015

ARLINGTON, Va., — The American Psychiatric Association (APA) released the following statement from APA President Renée Binder, M.D., in response to today’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in N.Y. State Psychiatric Ass’n v. UnitedHealth Grp. The New York State Psychiatric Association (NYSPA) is the APA’s chapter in the Empire State.

Today’s decision gives professional organizations, such as APA and NYSPA, the right, on behalf of its members and their patients, to sue for mental health parity violations, which is important because patients are often unable to speak out for themselves. This ruling gives us hope that the Mental Health Parity Act of 2008 will now be enforced."

The American Psychiatric Association is a national medical specialty society whose more than 36,000 physician members specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and research of mental illnesses, including substance use disorders. Visit the APA at www.psychiatry.org.

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