American Hospital Association October 13, 2023
AHA applauded the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury on revised requirements in the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act proposed rule which proposes specific provisions to improve oversight and enforcement including an emphasis on network adequacy and prohibition of commercial health plans efforts to restrict mental health or substance use disorder benefits.
“We appreciate the efforts of the joint departments over the past few years to establish distinct guidelines for what health plan issuers may and may not do in terms of designing and administering...