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Key updates on the US health benefits and reimbursement landscape

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The world of health benefits is constantly evolving. Recent policy shifts and legislative developments are expected to impact the economic landscape and have significant implications for employer plan sponsors, insurers,...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Departments Will Not Enforce 2024 Final Rule under MHPAEA

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The Trump Administration has just announced that it will pause enforcement of the September 2024 final rule (“Final Rule”) under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”)....more

Alston & Bird

Final Mental Health Parity Rules: A Plan Sponsor’s Implementation Guide

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Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group discusses what health plan sponsors need to know about the final rule on nonquantitative treatment limitations (NQTLs) and NQTL comparative analysis under the Mental Health...more

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Biden Administration Signals MHPAEA Enforcement a Priority with Fiscal 2023 Budget

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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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

State, Federal, and Private Enforcement of Mental Health Parity Compliance

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Six months ago, we cautioned health plans and plan sponsors that states, the federal government, and private litigants were laser focused on Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”) compliance. The United...more

Epstein Becker & Green

U.S. Department of Labor Settles Unprecedented Lawsuit Against United Healthcare for Violations of the Mental Health Parity and...

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In the clearest indication yet of the increased enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”) under the Biden-Harris administration, two settlement agreements filed on August 11 provide that...more

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Key Takeaways From an ERISA Fiduciary Breach Ruling on Behavioral Standards of Care After a 10-Day Trial

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Behavioral health claims administrators and plan sponsors alike may be looking more closely at their care guidelines—and how they are applied—after a federal court ruled in a California class action that a claims...more

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Second Circuit Finds Member Associations Have Standing to Bring Claims on Behalf of Members

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Last month the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the U.S. District Court’s decision to deny the New York State Psychiatric Association (NYSPA) standing in its claim against UnitedHealth Group and related entities...more

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Mental Health Parity Act: A Litigation Update

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The Federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (the “Federal Parity Act”), like many similar state parity laws, mandates that financial requirements (e.g., copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles) and treatment...more

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