MedCity News October 22, 2023
In submitted comments to the Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury and Labor, AHIP argued that the proposed mental health parity rule would not expand access to mental health support. It believes the rule should be withdrawn altogether.
AHIP, an advocacy organization for insurers, believes that the mental health parity rule proposed in July has several “flaws” and should not be finalized, it wrote in a Tuesday comment letter to the Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury and Labor.
The proposed rule builds on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), which went into effect in 2008. It requires health plans to cover mental health benefits at the same level as physical health benefits. The proposed...
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