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…
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 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 MoreWhite House Budget Proposal Seeks to Transform Mental Health Care
On March 28th, the White House released the federal fiscal year for 2023 budget, to begin on October 1st. The budget proposes…
Read MorePresident Biden calls for more attention on Mental Health Parity
In his first State of the Union address on March 1, 2022, President Joe Biden called for additional attention on Mental Health…
Read MoreReport to Congress about Mental Health Parity: URAC can help with compliance
The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury recently released a report showing gross violations of compliance of the…
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 MoreMental Health Parity Matters: The Role of Accreditation in Maintaining Compliance
Mental health parity has been the law since 2010 and the 2020 omnibus spending bill included new obligations for health plans to…
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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