paritybehavioral healthlawutilizationspendingDecades-long efforts to require parity between behavioral and physical health insurance coverage culminated in the passage of the comprehensive federal Mental HHaffajee, Rebecca LMello, Michelle MZhang, Fang...
The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) requires commercial group health plans offering coverage for mental health and substance abuse services to offer those services at a level that is no more restrictive than for medical-surgical servi...
(HealthDay)—Federal parity under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) is associated with lower average annual out-of-pocket (OOP) mental health spending among children with mental health conditions, according to a study published i
While the law has some exclusions (for example, group health plans covering less than 50 employees), it is substantially more comprehensive than the 1996 Mental Health Parity Act (PL 104-204) and considerably stronger than most state parity laws. It is noteworthy, in particular, in that it ...
If you are one of the authors, claim this publication so you can create a plain language summary to help more people find, understand and use it. Read the Original This page is a summary of:What Oregon's parity law can tell us about the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity...
In a recent decision, the US District Court for the District of Utah granted United Healthcare’s (UHC) motion for summary judgment on the plaintiff’s facial and as-applied claims under the Mental Health Parity Act. If followed more broadly, the district court’s decision could make it ...
Effects of federal parity legislation on access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment: Results from the NSDUH, 2004-2013Creedon, Timothy
Interim final rules under the federal parity act released this week.The article reports on the plan of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury to publish the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008's interim final ...
The Effects of Federal Parity on Substance Use Disorder Treatment.Background: In 2008, the US Congress enacted the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) requiring insurers to equalize private insurance coverage for mental health and substance use ...
The impact of parity on major depression treatment quality in the Federal Employees' Health Benefits Program after parity implementation. Background: Since the 1990s, parity laws have been implemented to reduce inequities in mental health coverage compared with that for general medical condit... AB ...