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The Parity Paradox: MHPAEA Compliance for Employers and Insurers During the 2024 Enforcement Pause

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The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury have announced that they will pause enforcement of the 2024 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Final Rule (the “2024 Final Rule”) for...more

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Delayed Enforcement of Mental Health Parity NQTL Comparative Analysis Final Regulations

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Under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021, group health plans and health insurance issuers must conduct comparative analyses to show that...more

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Compliance Still Required During Non-Enforcement of 2024 Mental Health Parity Rule

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Last week, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (the “Departments”)  issued a nonenforcement policy regarding the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA)  final regulations,...more

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​​​​​​Agencies Push Pause Button on Enforcement of MHPAEA 2024 Final Rule

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On May 15, 2025, the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Treasury Department (collectively, the “Agencies”) released a statement regarding the Agencies’ recent request for abeyance of a...more

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Departments Will Not Enforce 2024 Final Rule under MHPAEA

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The Trump Administration has just announced that it will pause enforcement of the September 2024 final rule (“Final Rule”) under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”)....more

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Parity in Peril? Plan Sponsors Breathe Easier As Trump Administration Hits Pause on Enforcement of Mental Health Parity Final Rule

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On May 15, 2025 the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the “Departments”) announced they will temporarily not enforce their new standards published under the mental health parity Final Rule last...more

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Final Mental Health Parity Rules: A Plan Sponsor’s Implementation Guide

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Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group discusses what health plan sponsors need to know about the final rule on nonquantitative treatment limitations (NQTLs) and NQTL comparative analysis under the Mental Health...more

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Mental Health Parity Final Rule Imposes Year-end Action Items on Group Health Plan Sponsors

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On September 9th, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) issued the much anticipated final rule under the Mental Health...more

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Final Mental Health Parity Rule Spells Compliance Changes

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The long-anticipated final rule under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) was published on September 9, 2024. The MHPAEA prohibits group health plans that provide mental health and substance use...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Getting Ahead: Is Your Plan Prepared for the Mental Health Parity Fiduciary Certification Requirements?

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Last month, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury (Departments), issued the highly anticipated final rule under the  Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA). ...more

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Practical Pointers for Compliance With New MHPAEA Regulations

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The Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services have published final regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act that prohibit group health plans and health insurers from imposing...more

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Final Mental Health Parity Rules – Top Five Changes to the Status Quo

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The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and its implementing regulations and guidance (MHPAEA) prohibit health insurance policies and group health plans that cover mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD)...more

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McDermott+ Check-Up: September 13, 2024

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House Education & the Workforce Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ERISA’s 50th Anniversary. Members and witnesses assessed how the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)...more

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