Behavioral Health Business October 18, 2023
The Biden Administration’s proposed behavioral health parity rules have received a wave of criticism this week from payer associations and the House workforce chair.
Mental health parity, which requires health plans to cover behavioral health on par with physical health care, has been the law for over a decade. But, federal agencies have lacked the teeth to enforce these regulations.
Over the summer, the U.S. Department of Labor released a proposed rule requiring health plans to evaluate their coverage criteria and non-quantitative treatment limitations (NQTL) requirements. The Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Treasury would also have a substantial role in developing and enforcing this rule.
Immediately after the proposed rule was released, provider groups, including the...
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