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Dec 20, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Alden J. Bianchi
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) generally requires group health plans and health insurance issuers to ensure that financial requirements (such as copays and deductibles), quantitative treatment limitations (such as visit limits), and nonquantitative treatment limitations (such as prior authorization and concurrent review) applicable to mental health or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits are generally no more restrictive than the requirements or limitations...
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
employeebenefitsblog.com | Alden J. Bianchi
Will the Affordable Care Act Survive a Trump Presidency? Will President-elect Donald Trump seek to repeal the Affordable Care Act once more, or will his administration opt for smaller-scale changes to the law?
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Alden J. Bianchi
Skip to main content October 08, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 282 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Alden J. Bianchi
The US Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Departments) recently issued much-anticipated final regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA).
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
law360.com | Alden J. Bianchi
By Alden Bianchi (August 16, 2024, 5:25 PM EDT) -- On July 1, the U.S. Department of Labor submitted final regulations to the White House Office of Management and Budget, implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act as most recently amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
law360.co.uk | Alden J. Bianchi
ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Alden Bianchi (August 16, 2024, 5:25 PM EDT) -- On July 1, the U.S. Department of Labor submitted final regulations to the White House Office of Management and Budget, implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act as most recently amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021....
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Alden J. Bianchi
Recent lawsuits filed against the group health plans of two large US employers underscore the importance of implementing formal welfare benefit plan governance structures that include fiduciary committees comparable to the governance structures employer sponsors of retirement plans routinely adopt.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
employeebenefitsblog.com | Alden J. Bianchi
If our trade and industry sources have it right, we could see final regulations implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), as most recently amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), any day now. Last week, we offered a wish list of things we would like to see modified or addressed once the rules become final. Our previous MHPAEA commentary is available here.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Alden J. Bianchi
If our trade and industry sources have it right, we could see final regulations implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), as most recently amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), any day now. Last week, we offered a wish list of things we would like to see modified or addressed once the rules become final. Our previous MHPAEA commentary is available here.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Alden J. Bianchi
On July 1, 2024, the US Department of Labor (DOL) submitted final regulations to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) as most recently amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA).
