White House Releases Health Plan Parity Requirements for the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
The Biden White House released on September 9, 2024 its final “Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act”,…
Read MoreURAC joins more than 200 leading organizations in signing a letter to the DEA
URAC joins leading organizations, including the Alliance for Connected Care, American Telemedicine Association, ATA Action and the Consumer Technology Association in submitting a letter to the…
Read MoreShawn Griffin, MD, URAC CEO and President, on mental health parity
With the Biden Administration’s recently proposed rule to refine, clarify and expand regulations regarding the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act…
Read MoreNew Parity Rule Proposed by the Biden Administration
Policy & Medicine published a news article about the Mental Health Parity and Addition Equity Act (MHPAEA), because the Biden Administration proposed…
Read MoreWhite House Supports Mental Health Parity
The Biden administration is proposing a new rule to hold health insurers more accountable for ensuring that covered patients receive necessary mental…
Read MoreURAC supports proposed rules regarding mental health parity
URAC strongly supports the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to eliminate discrimination against patients with mental health and/or substance use disorders.
Read MoreMental Health Parity violation enforcement in Illinois
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 requires employers and insurers to offer mental health and substance use…
Read MorePresident Biden calls for more attention on Mental Health Parity
In his first State of the Unions address on March 1, 2022, President Joe Biden called for additional attention on Mental Health…
Read MoreMental Health Parity still lacking
Last week the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury published the report titled Realizing Parity, Reducing Stigma, and…
Read MoreNew Parity Statute Codifies Existing Guidance, Includes New Obligations for Health Plans
Most of you know that at the end of last year Congress approved an omnibus spending bill that included funding for COVID-19 relief, as well as a…
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