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Biden Administration Finalizes Mental Health Parity Rules and Priorities

On September 9, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) released a final rule to strengthen implementation of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity...more

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Biden Administration Finalizes Stronger Rules On Mental Health Coverage Parity

Summary: Under a final rule released by the Biden administration on Sept. 9, 2024, health insurers will be required to cover mental health care and addiction services on par with other medical conditions. This rule is part of...more

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Biden Administration Issues Final Reg on Mental Health Parity Requirements

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Biden Administration Issues Final Reg on Mental Health Parity Requirements McDermott+ is pleased to bring you Regs & Eggs, a weekly Regulatory Affairs blog by Jeffrey Davis. Click here to subscribe to future blog posts....more

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White House Finalizes New Mental Health Parity Rule

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The White House has finalized the new Mental Health Parity rule, which focuses on increasing access to mental health/substance use disorder treatment through nonquantitative treatment limitations (NQTL) data and reporting,...more

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Agencies Release Final Mental Health Parity Rule

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On Monday, September 9, 2024, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury (the “Departments”) issued their final rule regarding the nonquantitative treatment limitation (NQTL) comparative analysis...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: September 9, 2024

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Congress is back from a long August recess. However, it is only back for a few weeks. During this window, there is only one major thing Congress must do: extend government funding past the September 30 deadline through a...more

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Mental Health Compliance Report Issued to Congress Spoiler Alert – Plans All Fail

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) requires group health plans and insurers to cover treatments for mental health and substance use disorders in a manner that is equitable to the...more

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New MHPAEA Guidance Regarding NQTLs: Network Access and Composition

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Recently proposed regulations attempt to ensure that health plans allow access to mental health or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits as easily as medical or surgical (M/S) benefits. The proposed regulations, issued by...more

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Details Upon Details: Compliance Under MHPAEA’s New Proposed Regulations

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Summary - The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury have proposed regulations under the Mental Health Parity Act that build on prior guidance to set forth requirements for an extremely detailed...more

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California Health Plans and Insurers, It’s Time to Prioritize Mental Health Parity Compliance

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A recent California First District Court of Appeal (“Court”) decision, Futterman v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., (“Futterman”) has shed light on potential liabilities for noncompliance with the State’s mental health...more

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New Mental Health Parity Guidance Issued

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Summary - On July 25, 2023, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health & Human Services (the Departments) released joint proposed regulations and other guidance under the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health...more

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OMG! OMB Reviewing Long-Awaited Mental Health Parity Regulations – Public Release Imminent

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Employer health plan sponsors, administrators, and insurers have been eagerly awaiting the U.S. Department of Labor’s upcoming guidance on mental health parity.  According to recent reports, newly proposed...more

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Biden Administration Seeks $500M to Implement and Enforce No Surprises Act and Mental Health Parity

President Biden’s proposed 2024 budget includes substantial additional amounts for continued funding of the implementation and enforcement of the No Surprises Act (NSA) and the transparency laws passed along with the NSA,...more

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CAA 2023 Includes HSA Telehealth Relief, MHPAEA, Medicare, and Medicaid Changes

Last week the Senate passed the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 (“CAA23”).  The House of Representatives will likely consider the measure today, and President Biden is expected to sign the bipartisan measure into law...more

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Biden Administration Signals MHPAEA Enforcement a Priority with Fiscal 2023 Budget

The Biden Administration’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2023 serves as a warning to all plan issuers and administrators that enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) is a top priority for...more

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State Toolkit to End the Nation’s Drug Overdose Epidemic: Leading-Edge Actions and Strategies to Remove Barriers to Evidence-based...

With drug overdose deaths reaching record numbers, policymakers and other stakeholders must increase their efforts to end the nation’s drug overdose epidemic with targeted, evidence-based interventions and emerging best...more

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Federal Regulators Issue Joint Report on MHPAEA Signaling Increased Enforcement Against Plans Likely

On Tuesday, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services, and the Treasury (the Departments) issued their joint report to Congress on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). The Consolidated...more

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State, Federal, and Private Enforcement of Mental Health Parity Compliance

Six months ago, we cautioned health plans and plan sponsors that states, the federal government, and private litigants were laser focused on Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”) compliance. The United...more

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Pros & Cons of Behavioral Health Sector Investing

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Investing in the behavioral health industry presents both opportunities and challenges for private equity investors. One benefit to investors are the statutory and regulatory changes over the last 12 years — including The...more

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21st Century Cures Act Includes Several Noteworthy Mental Health and Substance Use Provisions

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The 21st Century Cures Act (Act), enacted in December 2016, has received widespread coverage for funding biomedical research and streamlining the drug approval process. The Act also includes the Helping Families in Mental...more

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Obama Signs 21st Century Cures Act, Adding $6.3 Billion For Medical Research

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The Cures Act aims to increase the speed by which new drugs are brought to market by streamlining clinical trials, allowing the use of patient data in the regulatory review process, and modernizing U.S. Food and Drug...more

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Are Recommendations of the White House Task Force on Behavioral Health Parity Trumped by the Election?

Recently the White House Behavioral Health Parity Task Force issued guidance on the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (Parity Law). The Task Force could not have known, though,...more

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Guidance Addresses Mental Health Parity

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The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury have issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers that, among other things, implement certain of the recommendations included in a report...more

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Second Circuit Finds Member Associations Have Standing to Bring Claims on Behalf of Members

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Last month the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the U.S. District Court’s decision to deny the New York State Psychiatric Association (NYSPA) standing in its claim against UnitedHealth Group and related entities...more

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Claims Administrators can be Liable for Violations of the Mental Health Parity Act

The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPA) requires health plans to treat mental health and physical health benefits in much the same manner and precludes restrictions on mental health benefits that are not also...more

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