AJMC May 26, 2025
Julia Bonavitacola, Ali Khawar

The repeal of the federal rule could leave those with mental health and substance use disorders at risk of losing coverage for their treatment.

Ali Khawar, former principal deputy assistant secretary with the Employee Benefits Security Administration, US Department of Labor, spoke about the effects of repealing the federal rule clarifying the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.

This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity; captions are auto-generated.

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What will happen if this federal rule is repealed?

Let me give you some anecdotes of what we were seeing and what was motivational for us when we were working on this rule in the first place. We saw, and it was unfortunately relatively widespread practice, that if you...

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Topics: Equity/SDOH, Healthcare System, Mental Health, Provider
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