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Enforcement of Mental Health Parity Regulations Suspended: Takeaways for Plan Sponsors and Health Insurance Issuers

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In January 2025, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) filed a complaint against the US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (the departments) seeking to invalidate the 2024 final regulations under...more

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Mental Health Parity Alert - Non-Enforcement of Final Rules

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The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), and its implementing regulations and guidance, prohibits health insurance policies and group health plans that cover mental health and substance use disorder...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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Tri-Agencies Stay Enforcement of the 2024 MHPAEA Final Rules

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On May 15, 2025, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the Treasury (“the Departments”) issued a nonenforcement policy of the final rules under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of...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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The Final Rule on Research Misconduct Regulations: What Institutions Need to Know as Implementation Looms

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When the current federal administration took office, it issued a memorandum requiring, among other things, that federal agencies delay the issuance of new or proposed rules to the Office of the Federal Register until further...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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Departments Press Pause on Final Mental Health Parity Regulations

Yesterday, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services announced a non-enforcement policy with respect to final regulations issued under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

Mental Health Parity Non-Enforcement Statement Released

The US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (the Departments) announced their non-enforcement policy on May 15, 2025, indicating they will not enforce any new requirements imposed by the...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

US District Court Grants Freeze on Mental Health Parity Enforcement

The US Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (together, the Departments) filed a motion to suspend the litigation proceedings in The ERISA Industry Committee vs. HHS et al. on May 9, 2025 while the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Mental Health Brake: 2024 MHPAEA Regulations Put on Hold

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A recent court filing offers a reprieve to health plan sponsors in their efforts to comply with final regulations issued last year under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)....more

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Regulatory Changes Address Surge of Food-As-Health Initiatives and Shift “Healthy” ‎Standard; Plus New Labeling Requirements

Food and beverage products that promote health and well-being have proliferated. Demand has surged for foods and drinks that are loaded with nutrients and offer health benefits. Their growth is partly driven by an increased...more

Lathrop GPM

Flying Through the Whirlwind: Health Care Industry Continues To Be Buffeted as Administration Rolls Out New Initiatives

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Health care providers and payers have been subject to a flurry of developments at the federal level in recent weeks. Considering that health care represents almost 18% of the U.S. gross domestic product, this was perhaps...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Federal Telehealth Update

Congress has extended telehealth flexibilities through its recent federal spending bill, H.R. 1968, titled “Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025” (the Act). Notably for health care providers, among...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

LDT Final Rule Series: Part 4 – Rule Overturned by Federal District Court

Last Monday, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “District Court”) issued a highly anticipated – and unsurprising – opinion invalidating the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (“FDA’s” or the...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Litigation Looms: ERIC Seeks Stay on 2024 Mental Health Parity Rule Enforcement

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On February 20, 2025, the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) announced that its legal counsel submitted a letter to the U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS) and Treasury, requesting a stay of...more

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HHS Secretary Directs FDA to Explore Rulemaking to Eliminate Self-GRAS Pathway

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The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., recently issued a press release directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take steps to explore possible rulemaking to...more

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Exploring the Future of GRAS: HHS’s Recent Directive and Its Potential Impact on the Food Industry

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On March 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy has directed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) “to take steps to explore potential...more

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DEA Buprenorphine Rule Delayed to December 31, 2025

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have postponed the effective date of the final rule regarding telemedicine prescribing of buprenorphine (the final...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

HHS, FDA Announce Multiple Initiatives on Food Safety, Quality and Compliance Fronts

In the past week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced three new initiatives related to food safety and food supply chain transparency....more

MoFo Life Sciences

HHS Secretary to FDA: Consider Elimination of GRAS Self-affirmation Pathway

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On March 10, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a press release emphasizing “radical transparency to make sure all Americans know what is in their food” and announcing that HHS Secretary Robert F....more

DLA Piper

Food and Beverage News and Trends - March 2025 #2

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This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape. Secretary Kennedy takes first steps to eliminate GRAS exception. Health and...more

Jones Day

FDA Directed to Explore Elimination of Food Additive "Loophole"

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Secretary Kennedy seeks to enhance FDA's oversight of food additives by eliminating a pathway that allows new ingredients to be introduced into the U.S. food supply without premarket notification to or approval by FDA....more

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RFK Jr. Takes Aim at GRAS Self-Affirmation Process

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On March 10, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that newly confirmed HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has directed acting US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Sara Brenner to...more

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Breaking Down the New No Surprises Act FAQs Post-TMA III

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On January 14, 2025, the US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments), along with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), jointly issued Part 69 of a series of...more

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