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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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Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act: Comprehensive Final Rule Expected in 2024

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In the United States, mental health (“MH”) and substance use disorder (“SUD”) (collectively “MH/SUD”) have continued to represent areas of intense concern. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the MH struggles of essential workers...more

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Proposed Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Rules Clarify Technical Compliance Requirements, But Practical Challenges...

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On July 25, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (Departments) jointly issued highly anticipated guidance on mental health and substance use disorder benefits. The guidance takes the form of...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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Mental Health Request for Public Comment Spoiler Alert – The Departments Need Help

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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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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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Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries: Some Clarity on Mental Health Parity Compliance

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A recently issued White House Fact Sheet, along with a regulatory package from the US Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Departments), provides some welcome clarity for plan sponsors and...more

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HHS, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury Release Proposed Rules and a Report to Congress regarding Mental...

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On July 25, 2023, HHS, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury (the Departments) issued proposed rules (Proposed Rules) and other information regarding health plan and issuer compliance with mental health...more

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Proposed Rules Push Mental Health Parity Up Benefit Priority List

Now you know. It could not be any clearer to employers that compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) will be a—maybe the—top health and welfare benefit priority for federal...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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