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The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act …

(4 days ago) The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) is a federal law that generally prevents group health plans and health insurance issuers that provide mental health or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits from imposing less favorable benefit … See more

https://www.cms.gov/marketplace/private-health-insurance/mental-health-parity-addiction-equity

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New Federal Rules Seek To Strengthen Mental Health Parity

(2 days ago) WebOn July 25, 2023, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (the tri-agencies) proposed a new rule to strengthen the enforcement of the federal …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/new-federal-rules-seek-strengthen-mental-health-parity

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Psychiatry.org - Mental Health Parity

(7 days ago) WebMental Health Parity. The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (federal parity law) was enacted in 2008 and requires insurance coverage for mental health conditions, …

https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/advocacy/federal-affairs/health-insurance-coverage-access-to-care/mental-health-parity

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The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act

(3 days ago) WebThe Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) is a federal law that generally prevents group health plans …

https://www.hhs.gov/guidance/document/mental-health-parity-and-addiction-equity-act

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U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, …

(8 days ago) WebReport shows failures to deliver parity in mental health, substance-use disorder benefits. WASHINGTON – The Departments of Labor, Health and Human …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/01/25/us-dol-hhs-treasury-issue-2022-mental-health-parity-addiction-equity-act-report-to-congress.html

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Mental Health Parity at a Crossroads KFF

(3 days ago) WebMental Health Parity at a Crossroads. More than 25 years after the first federal mental health parity protections were put in place, adequate coverage for …

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/mental-health-parity-at-a-crossroads/

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HHS's New Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder …

(7 days ago) Web"The Essential Aspects of Parity: A Training Tool for Policymakers," which provides state regulators and behavioral health staff an overview of mental health and …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/04/27/hhs-new-mental-health-and-substance-use-disorder-benefit-resources-will-help-people-seeking-care-to-better-understand-their-rights.html

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HHS’s New Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder …

(3 days ago) Web“The Essential Aspects of Parity: A Training Tool for Policymakers,” which provides state regulators and behavioral health staff an overview of mental health and …

https://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/press-announcements/20220427/hhs-new-mental-health-substance-use-disorder-benefit-resources

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Mental Health Parity is the Law, and We're Enforcing it

(5 days ago) WebAnd as a top priority, we will continue to work hard for individuals with mental health conditions and substance use disorders, so that they get the care they need and …

https://blog.dol.gov/2022/01/25/mental-health-parity-is-the-law-and-were-enforcing-it

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Psychiatry.org - Mental Health Parity

(6 days ago) WebTo report problems with parity or for other practice management issues, APA members may call the Practice Management HelpLine at 800-343-4671 or send an email to …

https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/parity

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Mental Health Parity Rules for Health Insurance

(6 days ago) WebThe first mental health parity rules took effect in 1998, under the Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA). This law, signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996, prohibited large-group (employer-sponsored) health …

https://www.verywellhealth.com/mental-health-parity-rules-and-health-insurance-5208707

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Why the New APA-Backed Federal Parity Law Is a Game Changer …

(4 days ago) WebAPA-backed federal legislation enacted in December 2020 gave the federal government powerful new authority to enforce the law that requires insurers to provide …

https://www.psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/apa-backed-federal-parity-law-is-a-game-changer

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Proposed Mental Health Parity Rule Signals New Focus on …

(4 days ago) WebProposed updates to federal mental health parity rules would make wide ranging changes to current standards that apply to private insurance and coverage …

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/proposed-mental-health-parity-rule-signals-new-focus-on-outcome-data-as-tool-to-assess-compliance/

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Resources on the mental health parity law

(Just Now) WebAn APA survey found nearly 90 percent of Americans had not heard about the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. The law applies to most employer-provided …

https://www.apa.org/topics/managed-care-insurance/parity-law-resources

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Mental Health Parity NAMI

(6 days ago) WebIn 1996, the Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA) was the first federal law to create parity standards, but only for annual and lifetime dollar limits. In 2008, Congress passed the …

https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Policy-Priorities/Improving-Health/Mental-Health-Parity/

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Mental Health Parity and Coverage in Private Health …

(2 days ago) WebThe two federal provisions most relevant to private health insurance coverage of MH/SUD benefits are the requirements that (1) certain plans cover a set of essential …

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47402

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Achieving mental health parity: The struggle to expand insurance …

(9 days ago) WebAnother hurdle to achieving parity: Many mental health professionals do not accept insurance. For example, psychiatrists’ acceptance rates for all types of insurance …

https://journalistsresource.org/health/mental-health-parity-insurance-coverage/

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A Political History of Federal Mental Health and Addiction …

(3 days ago) WebIn 1992, Senators Pete Domenici (R-NM) and John Danforth (R-MO) introduced the first federal mental health parity legislation (S.2696) in Congress. Although no action was …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2950754/

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What Is Mental Health Parity? NAMI

(1 days ago) WebAfter years of NAMI advocates sending letters, making phone calls and visiting their members of Congress mental health parity is law. Now it's time for you to make sure …

https://www.nami.org/health-care-coverage/what-is-mental-health-parity/

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Mental health and substance abuse health coverage options

(5 days ago) WebThis generally means limits applied to mental health and substance abuse services can’t be more restrictive than limits applied to medical and surgical services. The limits covered …

https://www.healthcare.gov/coverage/mental-health-substance-abuse-coverage/

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MENTAL HEALTH INSURANCE PARITY: STATE LEGISLATIVE …

(9 days ago) Webinsurance plans (“mental health parity”) continues to be a priority policy concern at the federal and state levels. Measures approved by Congress and state legislatures have …

https://www.csg.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/09/Mental_Health_Parity.pdf

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