Georgia Issues $25M in Mental Health Parity Fines, Elevating Behavioral Health Parity Compliance Scrutiny
Georgia insurance regulators have issued nearly $25 million in fines to 11 health insurers following market conduct examinations that identified violations of…
URAC Delivers Certificates to First Organizations Accredited for Mental Health Parity
URAC’s President and CEO, Dr. Shawn Griffin was on the road this week, traveling to Minnesota and North Dakota to present URAC’s…
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”,…
URAC Honors World Mental Health Day
October 10 is World Mental Health Day and URAC joins the World Health Organization to unite behind the theme “mental health is…
Modern Healthcare Magazine highlights URAC’s new Health Equity Accreditation
Modern Healthcare Magazine, a publication that sheds light on healthcare leaders’ complex choices, shared that URAC has launched our new Health Equity…
Shawn 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…
New 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…
URAC 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.
Health Centers: Providing Service to Communities and Meaning to Providers
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) provide critical health care services to those in our communities who need them the most. Their model…
July is Minority Mental Health Month
Formally recognized in 2008, July is Minority Mental Health Month with two goals:
