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Agencies release final rule requiring mental health coverage parity

The departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury Sept. 9 released a final rule ensuring commercial health plans comply with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 and require mental health and substance use disorder benefits at the same level as medical and surgical benefits.

A Strong Step on Enhanced Mental Health Parity Regulations

For years, many commercial health insurers treated coverage for mental health or substance use disorders (SUD) very differently than for medical and surgical benefits.
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Addressing Commercial Health Plan Challenges to Ensure Fair Coverage for Patients and Providers

This report documents the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) findings related specifically to prior authorization and payment delays and denials. This work is informed by two large surveys of hospitals, as well as interviews and group discussions with hundreds of hospital and health system leaders.
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Addressing Commercial Health Plan Abuses to Ensure Fair Coverage for Patients and Providers

Health care coverage is eroding for many Americans as some health insurers are restricting access to services through administrative barriers and inappropriately withholding reimbursement from prov