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2024 End-of-Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 1) Health and Welfare

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We are pleased to present our annual End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate SW Benefits Updates. This Part 1 covers year-end health and welfare plan issues. Parts 2,...more

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Mental Health Parity Final Rule Imposes Year-end Action Items on Group Health Plan Sponsors

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On September 9th, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) issued the much anticipated final rule under the Mental Health...more

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Practical Pointers for Compliance With New MHPAEA Regulations

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The Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services have published final regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act that prohibit group health plans and health insurers from imposing...more

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Application of New Mental Health Parity Rules to Provider Network Composition and Reimbursement: Perspective and Analysis

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On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Departments of Labor, the Treasury, and Health and Human Services (collectively, the “Departments”) released final rules (the “Final Rules”) that implement requirements under the Mental Health...more

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Understanding the new Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) regulations: What plan sponsors need to know

On September 9, 2024, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) released final regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). The...more

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Final Rules Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act May Drive You Wild

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 9, 2024, the Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the “Departments”) released highly anticipated Final Rules under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity...more

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Departments Release Final Mental Health Parity Rules with Significant Compliance Implications for Plan Sponsors and their Service...

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On September 9, 2024, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) released much-anticipated final rules under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act...more

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Departments Finalize Rule on Mental Health Parity

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On September 9, 2024, the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury, and HHS (the Departments) jointly issued a final rule (the Final Rule) amending regulations implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici...more

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Final Mental Health Parity Rules – Top Five Changes to the Status Quo

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The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and its implementing regulations and guidance (MHPAEA) prohibit health insurance policies and group health plans that cover mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD)...more

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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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Landmark Mental Health Parity Final Rule: What Plan Sponsors and Insurers Need to Know

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The US Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Departments) recently issued much-anticipated final regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). The newly issued...more

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Mental Health Parity Act: Final Rule Changes and Implications for Group Health Plans

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On September 9, the US Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (the Departments) jointly released a final rule to ensure that group health plans comply with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity...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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Anticipating the MHPAEA Final Regulations: A Word About Network Composition

If our trade and industry sources have it right, we could see final regulations implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), as most recently amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021...more

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Six Wishes for the Forthcoming Final Regulations Under MHPAEA

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On July 1, 2024, the US Department of Labor (DOL) submitted final regulations to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) as most recently amended by the...more

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The MHPAEA Proposed Rule: ‘Meaningful Benefits’ and the ‘Scope of Services’

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This post continues our consideration of comments submitted in response to proposed regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). Our previous MHPAEA content is available...more

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The MHPAEA Proposed Rule: Standards of Care and Medical Necessity

Comments submitted in response to the proposed regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) reflect a broad range of perspectives. Our previous MHPAEA content is available here....more

McDermott Will & Emery

The MHPAEA Proposed Rule: Scalability and the Plight of the Small(er) Self-Funded Plan

After a brief hiatus to discuss the pleading standards adopted by the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in E.W. v. Health Net Life Insurance Company, we return to our examination of the comments submitted in response...more

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The Proposed MHPAEA Regulations: Comments on Behavioral Health Carve-Out Vendors

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This post continues our focus on comment letters submitted in response to proposed regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). The proposed regulations were issued earlier this year by the US...more

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The Proposed MHPAEA Regulations: A Comment on the Comments

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In our last post, we considered some of the comment letters submitted in response to proposed regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) issued by the US Departments of Labor, Health and...more

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The Proposed MHPAEA Regulations’ ‘Meaning of Terms’ Part One: Benefits

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This post continues our investigation of proposed regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) issued by the US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury (the...more

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Code § 4980D and Violations of the NQTL Analysis Requirement Under the Proposed MHPAEA Regulations

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This post continues our investigation of proposed regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) issued by the US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury (the...more

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Action Steps Health Plans Should Take Now In Response To New DOL Guidance on Mental Health Parity

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The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) added a requirement for health plans to document their compliance with nonquantitative treatment limitations (NQTLs) under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act...more

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The “Meaningful Benefit” Requirement for NQTLs Under the Proposed MHPAEA Regulations

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In previous posts, we reported on proposed regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) issued by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (collectively, the...more

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Agencies Issue Extensive MHPAEA Guidance: Plan and Issuer Action Required

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Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group summarizes the key provisions of a proposed rule that would impose new Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act requirements on group health plans and health insurance...more

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