Archived Insight | May 23, 2018

Federal Agencies Issue Guidance and Increase Enforcement of Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act

The federal departments implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) requires parity between medical/surgical benefits and mental health/substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits. Health plans must provide parity in quantitative financial requirements or treatment limits (e.g., cost sharing and day or visit limits).

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Final Mental Health Parity Rules Establish New Standards

Learn about the rules, including new standards for nonquantitative treatment limitations.

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Final Mental Health Parity Rules Issued

The Departments consider this a significant step in their ongoing efforts to promote access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits.

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