The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) was enacted to ensure that group health plans and health insurance issuers offering mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits do not impose...more
7/2/2025
/ Compliance ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Final Rules ,
Government Agencies ,
Insurance Industry ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
MHPAEA ,
Regulatory Requirements
On July 1, 2021, the Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”), the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), the Department of Treasury (“Treasury”), the Employee Benefits Security Administration (“EBSA”), the Department of Labor...more
7/6/2021
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Billing ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Cost-Sharing ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Dispute Resolution ,
EBSA ,
EMTALA ,
Hospitals ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
IRS ,
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) ,
Out of Network Provider ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
U.S. Treasury
On April 2, 2021, the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS) and Treasury (collectively the “Departments”) jointly released nine (9) questions and answers (“FAQs Part 45”) related to recent changes made...more