Synthesis Paper
Those with mental disabilities find it difficult to receive additional help in today's society. People with bipolar disorder find it particularly difficult to acquire health insurance. ”Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.” Do people with bipolar disorders have the right to have a specific health insurance? In 2008, Congress passed a law requiring health insurers to provide treatment equivalent to what they would get if they were physically sick. Source A states“In 2014, 43.6 million American adults had a mental illness, according to SAMHSA; fewer than half received mental health care.” Nearly 10 million of those Americans have a serious bipolar disorder. Those who do not receive mental health care are getting worse each day. According to Source B 55.6% adults get no treatment, 33.6% only get mental health care, 7.7% get both mental health care and treatment for substance use problems and, 3.1% only gets treatment for substance use problems only. As a result to Congress not fulfilling a promise, Americans who are diagnosed with bipolar disorder …show more content…
Kamins has sued an insurer from OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions, for negligence, because he felt the insurer was neglecting his/her treatment duties towards his son. As stated in Source D “ But many insurers have continued to limit treatment through other strategies that are harder to track, according to researchers, attorneys and other critics.” This statement shows that health insurers will give patients limited treatment without Congress getting involved. Source D also aforementioned that most insurers have dropped annual limits on the therapy visits that they will cover. American bipolar patients are getting worse and worse each day, because they aren't getting the treatment and visits they are
Those with mental disabilities find it difficult to receive additional help in today's society. People with bipolar disorder find it particularly difficult to acquire health insurance. ”Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.” Do people with bipolar disorders have the right to have a specific health insurance? In 2008, Congress passed a law requiring health insurers to provide treatment equivalent to what they would get if they were physically sick. Source A states“In 2014, 43.6 million American adults had a mental illness, according to SAMHSA; fewer than half received mental health care.” Nearly 10 million of those Americans have a serious bipolar disorder. Those who do not receive mental health care are getting worse each day. According to Source B 55.6% adults get no treatment, 33.6% only get mental health care, 7.7% get both mental health care and treatment for substance use problems and, 3.1% only gets treatment for substance use problems only. As a result to Congress not fulfilling a promise, Americans who are diagnosed with bipolar disorder …show more content…
Kamins has sued an insurer from OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions, for negligence, because he felt the insurer was neglecting his/her treatment duties towards his son. As stated in Source D “ But many insurers have continued to limit treatment through other strategies that are harder to track, according to researchers, attorneys and other critics.” This statement shows that health insurers will give patients limited treatment without Congress getting involved. Source D also aforementioned that most insurers have dropped annual limits on the therapy visits that they will cover. American bipolar patients are getting worse and worse each day, because they aren't getting the treatment and visits they are