Previous to President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, Americans with mental illness and substance disorders faced stingy annual and lifetime caps on their coverage, higher deductibles, or no coverage at all. About half of all Americans will suffer a psychiatric or substance abuse disorder at some time, but only 50% of these will receive psychiatric treatment. The Health Care Act will provide near-universal health insurance for psychiatric disorders, and will not exclude pre-existing conditions. Major depression, anxiety disorders, and substance abuse usually start by age 14, and are by definition pre-existing disorders. The Affordable Care Act treats psychiatric illness the same as any other illness.Read the full article here: Good News For Mental Illness In Health Law