The U.S. departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services on Monday finalized a rule to ensure 175 million Americans who are covered by private insurance can afford the mental health and ...

Earlier this week, comments were due on the major Medicare calendar year payment regs, marking the unofficial end to the summer reg season that all in health policy “enjoy” each year. However, that ...

Today the Delaware Department of Insurance announced the completion of a follow-up Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act ("Mental Health Parity") examination of UnitedHealthcare Insurance ...

Decisions made during the first few months of the Trump administration do not inspire confidence in Ali Khawar for further protections for parity in coverage of mental health. In his first term, ...

A recent audit conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) has uncovered significant challenges encountered by the Employee Benefits Security Administration (“EBSA” ...

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 substance ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan Mendelson is expert in business and policy in healthcare. It’s often reported that when patients trust their providers, they ...

The Biden administration on Sept. 9 said it is finalizing a set of rules designed to eliminate loopholes and improve funding among insurers and health plans for mental healthcare services. The rules ...

UnitedHealthcare is facing a fine of up to $450,000 for allegedly violating Minnesota’s mental health parity laws. The Minnesota Department of Commerce on Tuesday announced that it reached a ...

In 2008, Congress passed the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act to help ensure that insurers treat mental health and substance use disorders with the same seriousness as physical ailments.

Outpatient mental health services in Illinois are reimbursed at rates 27% lower than physical health services on average, and hospitals around the state get twice as much a day for a physical health ...

I retired last month after leading NAMI Minnesota for 24 years and working on disability and mental health issues for over 40 ...