Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy (left) is welcomed by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, during a hearing about mental health parity rules Thursday. A new rule issued by the Obama administration aims to ...

Last week, President Joe Biden issued new rules meant to ensure that insurance coverage for mental health conditions and substance abuse disorder has parity with the level of services available for… ...

Rule follows passage of a 2008 law requiring parity; Insurers may no longer limit certain types of mental health treatment; WASHINGTON — Five years after the passage of a groundbreaking law ...

The proposed rule would build on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), which went into effect in 2008 and required health plans to cover mental health benefits at the same ...

The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury jointly issued a long-awaited final rule that implements the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and ...

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 ...

Since Pres. Biden proposed rules to reinforce the Mental Health Parity law in July, there's been mixed reaction to the rules, however, employer groups and insurers point out one glaring issue ...

Failure to comply with group health plan rules, including the mental health parity requirements, could result in an excise tax under Internal Revenue Code Section 4980D of $100 for each day of ...

The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act requires that insurers provide the same level of coverage for both mental and physical health care. The proposed rules are subject to a public ...

The rules are jointly issued from the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury and meant to strengthen the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 ...

It’s final: Health insurance companies now must cover mental illness and substance abuse just as they cover physical diseases. The Obama administration issued new regulations Friday that spell ...

Last week, President Biden and the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury issued new rules meant to ensure that insurance coverage for mental health conditions and substan… ...