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Three Key Strategies for Defending MHPAEA Claims: Preparing for …

(6 days ago) The Paul Wellstone and Peter Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (“MHPAEA”) has increasingly been the focus of government enforcement activity and private plaintiff litigation. In its 2022 Report to Congress, the Departments of Labor (“DOL”), Health and Human Services … See more

https://www.groom.com/resources/three-key-strategies-for-defending-mhpaea-claims-preparing-for-the-lawsuit-before-it-is-filed/

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U.S. Department of Labor Settles Unprecedented Lawsuit - Law …

(2 days ago) WEBIn the clearest indication yet of the increased enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”) under the Biden-Harris …

https://www.ebglaw.com/insights/publications/u-s-department-of-labor-settles-unprecedented-lawsuit-against-united-healthcare-for-violations-of-the-mental-health-parity-and-addiction-equity-act

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Mental Health Parity—Now, the DOL Really Means It - SHRM

(2 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) became law in 2008 but wasn't "given teeth" until Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations …

https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/benefits-compensation/mental-health-parity-now-dol-really-means

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UnitedHealthcare To Pay $15.6M In Parity Settlement, As DOL …

(Just Now) WEBAnd this isn’t the first time it’s been hit with parity lawsuits. For example, United reduced reimbursement rates for out-of-network mental health care, thus …

https://bhbusiness.com/2021/08/12/unitedhealthcare-to-pay-15-6m-in-parity-settlement-as-dol-picks-up-mhpaea-enforcement/

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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 …

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

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Mental Health Parity in the US: Have We Made Any …

(9 days ago) WEBMost parity lawsuits deal with nonquantitative treatment limits such as preauthorization requirements for mental health or SUD services, residential treatment limitations, and unequal fail-first …

https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/mental-health-parity-in-the-us-have-we-made-any-real-progress

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FY 2021 MHPAEA Enforcement: Ensuring Parity EBSA Fact Sheet

(8 days ago) WEBpresented as parity issues. Accordingly, in addition to parity -specific inquiries and complaints, this number also includes inquiries and complaints that relate to mental …

https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/EBSA/laws-and-regulations/laws/mental-health-parity/mhpaea-enforcement-2021.pdf

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UnitedHealthcare to pay $15.6M in mental health parity settlement

(6 days ago) WEBUnitedHealthcare will pay $15.6 million to settle federal and state investigations into mental health parity, the Department of Labor announced …

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/unitedhealth-to-pay-15-6m-mental-health-parity-settlement

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DOL sues UnitedHealthcare over mental health coverage

(8 days ago) WEBDOL sues UnitedHealthcare over mental health coverage. Aug 12, 2021 - 12:47 PM. UnitedHealth Group and/or its affiliates will pay over $13 million to resolve …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2021-08-12-dol-sues-unitedhealthcare-over-mental-health-coverage

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Mental Health Parity at a Crossroads KFF

(3 days ago) WEBBox 1: Summary of Wit. v. United Behavioral Health (UBH) This ongoing class action litigation, while not a case brought under MHPAEA, challenges the use of …

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

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The Ninth Circuit Speaks Out on Mental Health Parity

(2 days ago) WEBOn April 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in Ryan S. v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc., set a very broad pleading standard to allege a violation of …

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/ninth-circuit-speaks-out-mental-health-parity

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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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Patients seek appeal in landmark UHC mental health parity case

(8 days ago) WEBA district court sided with the patients in 2019, a landmark decision in a long-standing conversation about mental health parity. The insurer was directed to …

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/patients-seek-appeal-landmark-unitedhealth-mental-health-parity-case

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Mental Health Parity and the Wit v. UBH Class Action Lawsuit

(2 days ago) WEBPlakun is an authority on access to care, implementation of mental health parity, and other advocacy issues. Articles about Judge Joseph Spero’s November 3, …

https://www.austenriggs.org/news/mental-health-parity-and-the-wit-v-ubh-class-action-lawsuit

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UnitedHealth to Pay $15.7M to Settle Mental Health Benefits …

(1 days ago) WEBOptum Health seems to have changed its methods after June 3, 2019. UnitedHealth Group has agreed to pay nearly $2.1 million in penalties and $13.6 million …

https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2021/08/12/unitedhealth-to-pay-15-7m-to-settle-mental-health-benefits-parity-case/

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Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Compliance Scrutiny

(6 days ago) WEBState, Federal, and Private Enforcement of Mental Health Parity Compliance. by: Xavier Baker of Sheppard, Mullin, Those private lawsuits had been …

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/state-federal-and-private-enforcement-mental-health-parity-compliance

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[Webinar] Mental Health Parity Update 2024: The Latest …

(8 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) requires health plans and insurers to offer mental health coverage in “parity” with a plan’s …

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/webinar-mental-health-parity-update-5270582/

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Appeals court overturns ruling against UnitedHealth in landmark …

(7 days ago) WEBAdvocates called the ruling a landmark decision for mental health parity. However, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that United Behavioral Health …

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/appeals-court-overturns-ruling-against-unitedhealth-landmark-mental-health-parity-class

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Court orders parity coverage for mental health, addiction …

(6 days ago) WEBLandmark ruling sets precedent for parity coverage of mental health and addiction treatment. A federal judge ruled that United Behavioral Health, which …

https://www.statnews.com/2019/03/18/landmark-ruling-mental-health-addiction-treatment/

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Mental Health Parity Update: DOL and NY AG Actions Highlight

(1 days ago) WEBThese lawsuits highlight the continued scrutiny by regulators and law enforcement on issues relating to mental health parity, especially with regard to …

https://www.manatt.com/insights/newsletters/health-highlights/mental-health-parity-update-dol-and-ny-ag-actions

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Ninth Circuit Reverses Claims Dismissal in MHPAEA Case

(1 days ago) WEBIn a win for plaintiffs, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently reversed a district court’s dismissal of key claims in the case of Ryan S. v. UnitedHealth …

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/mental-health-parity-recent-ninth-circuit-ruling-bolsters-mhpaea-and-erisa

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What is Mental Health Parity? NAMI

(6 days ago) WEBMental health parity describes the equal treatment of mental health conditions and substance use disorders in insurance plans. When a plan has parity, it means that if you …

https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Individuals-with-Mental-Illness/Understanding-Health-Insurance/What-is-Mental-Health-Parity/

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Mental Health Coverage Test Slammed as Undermining Cost …

(3 days ago) WEBA new test embedded in Biden administration mental health parity rule proposals has caused trepidation within the health-care industry that common …

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/mental-health-parity-test-raises-cost-control-concerns-for-plans

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The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)

(4 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA) provided that large group health plans cannot impose annual or lifetime dollar limits on mental health benefits that are less …

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

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Suit over Kaiser handling of mental health care revived

(7 days ago) WEBSAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A California appeals court has revived a class action claiming Kaiser Foundation Health Plan violates state law by failing to provide …

https://www.courthousenews.com/suit-over-kaiser-handling-of-mental-health-care-revived/

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New Mental Health Parity Rules Expected in 2025 - MedBen

(8 days ago) WEBAt the Municipality & Public Employer Roundtable on April 24, MedBen Senior Vice President Caroline Fraker discussed mental health parity and how …

http://www.medben.com/mental-health-parity-2025/

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Former psych hospital staff allege they were told to falsify records

(1 days ago) WEBBrynn Marr’s CEO said these allegations are unfounded. Missed therapy sessions. Multiple former mental health technicians — who supervised patients, led …

https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2024/05/07/former-nc-psych-hospital-staff-allege-they-were-told-to-falsify-patient-records/

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Oregon hospitals ask Ninth Circuit to revive long-term mental …

(8 days ago) WEBOregon doesn't have nearly enough beds to provide long-term treatment for mentally ill patients. As a result, many of them are left to languish in hospitals for months …

https://www.courthousenews.com/oregon-hospitals-ask-ninth-circuit-to-revive-long-term-mental-health-treatment-lawsuit/

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When Prison and Mental Illness Amount to a Death Sentence

(7 days ago) WEBThe country’s jails and prisons have become its largest provider of inpatient mental health treatment, with 10 times as many seriously mentally ill people now held …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/us/politics/prison-mental-health-care.html

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Costa Mesa must accommodate clients of mental health group …

(5 days ago) WEBFour addiction treatment businesses on three properties fell within 650 feet of Beatificato’s mental health treatment center. Soon enough, the city’s development …

https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2024-05-02/judge-rules-costa-mesa-must-accommodate-residents-at-mental-health-home

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N.Y. Prisons Holding Mentally Ill People in Solitary, Lawsuit Says

(Just Now) WEBThe lawsuit seeks a court injunction to prohibit prison officials from placing people with any type of disability in solitary, and to bar the correction department and the …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/nyregion/ny-prisons-solitary-confinement.html

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Workers are taking legal action over return-to-office mandates

(5 days ago) WEBLina Lucifero filed a lawsuit with the EEOC after Design & Integration refused to allow her to work remotely one day a week for a few weeks because of her anxiety …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/05/06/return-office-mandates-lawsuits-employees/

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MultiPlan, major payers accused of colluding in provider lawsuit

(2 days ago) WEBThe class action also names several major payers that work with MultiPlan to negotiate out-of-network bills with providers as co-defendants: CVS Health’s Aetna, …

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/multiplan-major-payers-again-accused-colluding-new-provider-class-action

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Behavioral health facility targeted in $17M foreclosure lawsuit

(8 days ago) WEBThe Retreat Behavioral Health facility in Palm Springs could be seized in a $17.3 million foreclosure lawsuit. Lapis Advisors, as an agent for HC Global Fund …

https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2024/05/02/behavioral-health-facility-foreclosure-lawsuit.html

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Free employer mental health resources are plentiful, but - WTOP

(8 days ago) WEBMore companies than ever offer their workers access to free mental health resources. The Society for Human Resource Management found 92% of its member …

https://wtop.com/business-finance/2024/05/free-employer-mental-health-resources-are-plentiful-but-underused/

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Judge dismisses lawsuit by mother who said school hid teen's …

(Just Now) WEBThe lawsuit filed last year was the latest to weigh a minor’s right to privacy when confiding in a mental health professional against a parent’s right to supervise …

https://apnews.com/article/transgender-lawsuit-school-informing-parents-maine-e531efdeecb20d8625cb3859a1c3185d

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