Proposed Federal Mental Health Parity Law Trims Exemptions.(Brief Article)IMPERIO, WINNIE ANNE
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...
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 ...
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Effects of federal parity legislation on access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment: Results from the NSDUH, 2004-2013Creedon, Timothy
(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
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 ...
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 ...
OPM also requires plans to cover certain special benefits including prescription drugs (which may have separate deductibles and coinsurance); certain preventive care services; mental health care with parity of coverage for mental health and general medical care coverage; child immunizations; tobacco ...
Exchange: Qualified Health Plans [ACA §§1301, 1303, 10104] Mental health parity applies to qualified health plans. With regard to clinical trials, the law prohibits the denial, limitation of, or the imposition of additional conditions on coverage for routine patient costs for items and services...