Insurance coverage for mental illness: A review through a lens of bioethics and the MHCA, 2017.

Introduction: Health insurance coverage can serve as protection against catastrophic health expenditures. Section 21 (4) of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 (MHCA) mandates insurance coverage for mental illness to be on par with that for physical illness. Despite this, anecdotal evidence shows persons with mental health conditions are routinely denied or face difficulties in obtaining medical insurance coverage due to their mental illness.