November 6, 2023. Busch, A.,B., Yoon, F., Barry, C.L., Azzone, V., Normand, S.T., Goldman, H.H., Kuskamp. H., A., (2013). The effects of parity on mental health and substance use disorder spending and utilization: Does diagnosis matter?. Am J Psychiatry...
Though agents and brokers have generally not been involved in placing or evaluating the behavioral health service networks that provide mental health benefits,they may soon need to be ready to provide guidance,referrals and cost evaluation services for their anxious ...
On September 9, 2024, the Biden administration issuedmuch-anticipated final regulationsunder the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). The rules implement a host of complicated new compliance requirements for sponsors and issuers of health plans, instituting new obligations to collect...
Congress passed the Metal Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (the Parity Act) based upon its perception that employers who sponsor group health plans were improperly discriminating against mental health benefit coverage. Congress intended that the Parity Act would cause group h...
1, 2025. Changes to parity standards aimed at improving access to services for mental health and substance use disorders by focusing on benefit coverage and network adequacy take effect for plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2026. Although litigation challenging these rules is e...
Erica Coe:“Mental health is a universal human right” was the central theme for WHO’s 2023 World Mental Health Day. What does that phrase mean to you? 00:00 Audio ‘This is a chronic illness like all others’ Patrick J. Kennedy:As the author of the MHPAEA [Mental Health Parity and...
The House of Representatives has followed the Senate in passing long-awaited mental health parity legislation. The House of Representatives passed a version of the bill passed unanimously in September, and members of Congress will have to meet to reconcile the differences between the two bills. ...
World Mental Health Day | October 10 Each year, October 10 marks World Mental Health Day, an opportunity for us to pause and reflect on our own mental health, and the mental health of our friends, family and colleagues. The need for workplaces to focus on mental health has never b...
Mental Health Parity 来自 JAMA 喜欢 0 阅读量: 14 作者: B Vastag 摘要: The American Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The AMA designates this journal-based CME activity for a ...
While the PPACA may superficially appear to have plugged all the gaps, the ultimate questions are whether it provides actual mental health parity, and whether it facilitates access to mental health services for those who truly need them. This note takes deeper look into these questions, and ...