Snapshot of Parity Implementation in New York
The Parity Implementation Coalition (PIC) publicizes bimonthly state profiles that detail promising practices in parity implementation throughout the United States. For the month of June, PIC selected...
View ArticleLaunch of New ParityTrack Website
The ParityTrack, a joint venture of The Kennedy Forum and Scattergood Foundation, is a forum that captures parity implementation activities across the nation. The site will serve as a national...
View ArticleMD Parity Project Develops Fact Sheet on Plan Selection
The Maryland Parity Project has developed a fact sheet for state marketplace Consumer Assistance Workers to guide behavioral health consumers with plan selection. The fact sheet was developed in...
View ArticleOn Point Interview on Behavioral Health Coverage
Guest host, Jane Clayson of the On Point radio station, facilitated a much needed conversation on insurance companies complying with the federal parity law. The conversation consisted of Kaiser Health...
View ArticleMIA issues corrective action orders against 5 carriers for noncompliance with...
Recently the Maryland Insurance Administration completed a market conduct investigation and issued corrective orders to five insurance carriers selling Qualified Health Plans on the Maryland Health...
View ArticleParity Snapshot: Washington
The Parity Implementation Coalition recently released its newest Parity Snapshot, the fourth in the series. The most recent Snapshot highlights the parity implementation efforts in the state of...
View ArticleTRICARE Soon To Comply With Federal Parity Law
On February 1st, the Department of Defense (DOD) published a Proposed Rule on the Federal Register to update TRICARE mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits, bringing them in...
View ArticleStudy Shows Parity Law Has Not Increased Use of Mental Health Services
Recent research on federal parity regulations has shown that the interim regulations had “little immediate impact on improving access for patients in need of such services.” The researchers’ findings...
View ArticleTRICARE Will Comply with Federal Parity Act
Recently release federal regulations will bring TRICARE, the insurance plan for active and retired service members and their families, into compliance with the federal parity act. TRICARE has always...
View ArticleUS District Court Certifies Class Action Mental Health Lawsuit
Last month, the US District Court for the Northern District of California certified a nationwide ERISA class action suit against United Behavioral Health (UBH). The lawsuit alleges that UBH is in...
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