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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

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

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Biden Administration Launches Dementia Care Model

The CMS Innovation Center has officially launched the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model, in which 390 participating academic medical systems, small group practices and clinics, hospice agencies,...more

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Biden’s Proposed FFY 2025 Budget Seeks Mental Health Access Expansion

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The Biden administration unveiled its FFY 2025 budget, which calls for $7.3 trillion in spending. In the proposed budget, Biden maintains his pledge to focus on expanding and transforming the nation’s mental health system. He...more

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President Biden Releases FY 2025 Budget: What’s NOT in It?

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Earlier this week, President Biden released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 President’s Budget. As a reminder, every year, the White House releases a budget that serves as its official funding request to Congress for the following...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

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

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

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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Ninth Circuit Reverses Landmark Wit Case Addressing Behavioral Health Coverage

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The President and his administration continue to tout their efforts to strengthen coverage for behavioral health care, including significantly increasing behavioral health spending and strengthening parity between physical...more

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President Biden Announces Healthcare Provisions in Build Back Better Framework

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Last week, President Biden presented an outline of a $1.75 trillion Build Back Better (BBB) social spending reconciliation framework resulting from months of negotiations with House and Senate Democrats. Congressional...more

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Biden Administration Seeks More Funding to Enforce Civil Rights in Healthcare, Releases Additional Nondiscrimination Guidance

In his recent request for fiscal year 2022 discretionary funding, President Biden has asked Congress for a 24% increase in funding (to $47.9 million) for HHS Office for Civil Rights “to ensure protection of civil rights in...more

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