The Biden administration announced a final rule on Monday meant to expand access and lower costs for care for mental health and substance use disorders. Most provisions in the rule will apply to group health plans and health insurance issuers for plan years starting January 1 or after.

The Biden administration on Monday announced it would finalize a highly anticipated proposal meant to force health insurers to cover mental health care on

The White House says health insurers are not complying with 2008 law in a move that's likely to draw legal challenges from the industry.

The Biden administration today is taking new steps to make insurers cover mental health on a par with physical health, rekindling a fight with health plans that say such requirements are unworkable amid a shortage of providers.