Behavioral Health Business September 17, 2024
The Biden administration’s new parity rule puts health plans and regulators on the same page when it comes to parity enforcement.
In many instances, that’s quite literally the case.
Finalized on Sept. 9, the new rule focuses on updated requirements for health plans to generate reports comparing how they treat behavioral health benefits compared to physical health benefits. It also requires that plans deliver those reports to state and federal regulators, while directing plans to take action if there are manifest disparities between the benefit types.
The proposed rule was well received by behavioral health advocates. Reactions to it largely take the rule as a win. However, the final rule did change somewhat from the proposed version. The proposed rules...
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