Continuum of Care News

Updated Parity Website Explains Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Coverage Parity laws require insurers to provide comparable coverage for mental health, substance use disorder, and physical health care so people can get the treatment they need. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has updated its mental health and substance use disorder parity website, which provides resources to help answer questions about protections under federal Parity laws. The site is a guide for people who have been denied coverage, reached a limit on your plan (such as copayments, deductibles, yearly visits, etc.), or have an overly large copay or deductible. Visit the Parity Website

Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are available on the HUD Exchange. FAQs provide guidance on commonly asked questions. View the FAQs on the IDIS FAQs page. The newly added FAQs address: How to determine the last time a user logged into IDIS How to run the new versions of the IDIS PR30 report If you have a question that is not answered by the existing FAQs, please submit your question through the HUD Exchange Ask a Question (AAQ) portal . On Step 2 of the question submission process, select "IDIS: Integrated Disbursement and Information System" in the "My question is related to" drop down list, and then select the related program to which your question belongs. The IDIS resource pages provide guidance, tools, and webinars to assist grantees in using IDIS.

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