Assembly adds problem‑gambling treatment to insurance coverage amid debate over costs and parity Lawmakers approved an amendment to the insurance law to require coverage for problem‑gambling services, with sponsors saying it will expand access to care and critics warning of premium impacts and overlap with mental‑health parity rules.

New York's Assembly just approved a groundbreaking amendment to ensure health plans cover problem gambling treatment, igniting a heated debate over costs and mental health parity.

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Assembly adds problem gambling to insurance coverage; members debate parity and funding The Assembly passed a bill to add problem‑gambling treatment to insurance coverage, aligning it with other addictions. Sponsors called it a public‑health measure; members raised questions about mental‑health parity, provider availability and state revenue use.

New York's Assembly just passed a landmark bill to treat problem gambling like other addictions, opening doors for critical treatment access!

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Assembly requires New York hotline on sports‑betting video ads and tightens safeguards The Assembly passed A.382‑A to extend casino advertising rules to mobile sports wagering, require the New York problem‑gambling hotline be visible in video ads seen by New Yorkers, and give regulators enforcement authority. Sponsors said the change supports prevention and treatment.

New York just took a bold step to protect gamblers by requiring mobile sports betting ads to display the state’s problem-gambling hotline!

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