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Effect of Insurance Parity on Substance Abuse Treatment
"Psychiatric Services has published a study examining the impact of the 2001 implementation of substance abuse parity in the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (FEHBP). Examining health plan spe ..."
Topics : FEHBP, Out-of-Pocket , Parity, Substance Abuse
Categories : Substance Abuse, Legislative and Regulatory Issues
The Effects of Health Care Reform on Access to, and Funding of, Substance Abuse Services in Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont
"This National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) report examines state-level health care reform efforts in Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont and their effects on substan ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Illegal Drugs, Legislation (National), Legislation (State & Local), Parity, Prevention, State Data, Substance Abuse, Treatment
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Prevention and Wellness, Substance Abuse, Treatment and Recovery, State and Local
Implementing Parity: Investing in Behavioral Health
"On May 19, Milliman Inc. released a brief examining the regulatory process establishing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. The brief explains the U.S. Treasury Departme ..."
Topics : Mental Health, Parity, Regulation, Substance Abuse
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Implementation of Mental Health Parity: Lessons from California
"This article published in Psychiatric Services uses California as a case study for the impacts of mental health parity on the health care providers, consumers and payers, examining t ..."
Topics : Legislation (National), Legislation (State & Local), Mental Health, Parity, State Data, Substance Abuse
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Mental Health, State and Local, Substance Abuse
Obama Administration Releases Interim-Final Rules Governing MHPAEA
"On January 29, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL), and the Treasury jointly issued interim-final rules governing the implementation of the Paul Wellstone and Pete D ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Individual Coverage, Legislation (National), Mental Health, Parity, Regulation, Substance Abuse
Categories : Mental Health, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Employer and Individual Insurance, Substance Abuse
The Affordable Health Care for America Act: Assessing Coverage for Mental Illness
"This Bazelon Center report analyzes the mental illness insurance coverage proposed in H.R. 3962, the House health reform bill.
From the report:
The bill would require all participating h ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Employer-Sponsored Coverage, Health Care Reform, Individual Coverage, Legislation (National), Mental Health, Parity, Substance Abuse
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Behavioral Health Care in H.R. 3200 and S. 1679
"This report, released October 6 by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), analyzes the provisions in national health care reform legislation in the House (H.R. 3200) and the Senate Health, Educat ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Legislation (National), Mental Health, Parity, Substance Abuse
Categories : Mental Health, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Substance Abuse
Poll Finds Americans Want Substance Abuse Treatmeant Included in Health Care Reform
"A poll conducted by the Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap initiative between May 29 and June 1, 2009 and funded by the Open Society Institute found that 73 percent of Americans support including a ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Legislation (National), Parity, Substance Abuse
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Substance Abuse
State Variations in the Out-of-Pocket Spending Burden for Outpatient Mental Health Treatment
"This study examines M/SU parity laws and their potential effect on out-of-pocket mental health treatment costs. The study found modest yet important variation in out-of-pocket b ..."
Topics : Legislation (National), Mental Health, Out-of-Pocket , Parity, Prescription Drugs, State Data, Substance Abuse
Categories : Mental Health, State and Local, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Substance Abuse
After Parity--What's Next
"This perspectives article considers the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 and highlights the need for clear regulations and education regarding the costs of untreated M/SU c ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Mental Health, Parity, Substance Abuse
Categories : Mental Health, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Substance Abuse
Milliman White Paper: Preparing for Parity: Investing in Mental Health
"This white paper by Milliman Inc. analyzes the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, focusing on effects of the parity legislation on individuals, health care plans, managed behavio ..."
Topics : Employer-Sponsored Coverage, Individual Coverage, Legislation (National), Managed Care, Mental Health, Parity, Substance Abuse
Categories : Mental Health, Employer and Individual Insurance, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Substance Abuse
Implementing Mental Health Parity: the Challenge for Health Plans
"This perspectives article examines implementation challenges surrounding the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. The author notes that unique features of M/SU care will ..."
Topics : Legislation (National), Managed Care, Mental Health, Parity, Substance Abuse
Categories : Mental Health, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Substance Abuse
Beyond Parity: Primary Care Physicians' Perspectives on Access to Mental Health Care
"This web-exclusive Health Affairs article looks at the results of a survey of physicians conducted in 2004-5 by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and finds that many primary care physicians have di ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Integrated Health, Legislation (National), Mental Health, Parity, Providers
Categories : Mental Health, Legislative and Regulatory Issues
Effects of the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996
"This report examines the effects of the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA).
From the SAMHSA report:
Results indicate that the effects of MHPA have been largely positive. Only ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Employer-Sponsored Coverage, Individual Coverage, Legislation (National), Mental Health, Parity, Substance Abuse
Categories : Mental Health, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Employer and Individual Insurance, Substance Abuse
The Costs and Effects of Parity for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Insurance Benefits
"This 1998 report examined the state of mental health and substance abuse parity under the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 and state parity laws. The study summarized characteristics of state ..."
Topics : Employer-Sponsored Coverage, Individual Coverage, Legislation (State & Local), Mental Health, Parity, Spending, State Data, Substance Abuse
Categories : Mental Health, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, State and Local, Employer and Individual Insurance, Substance Abuse
National Estimates of Mental Health Insurance Benefits
"This report, published in 2004, provides estimates of the number of individuals in the United States in 1999 who had mental health benefits as a part of their health insurance coverage, the subset o ..."
Topics : Employer-Sponsored Coverage, Individual Coverage, Legislation (National), Legislation (State & Local), Medicaid, Medicare, Mental Health, Parity
Categories : Mental Health, Employer and Individual Insurance, Legislative and Regulatory Issues
Mental Health Parity Act of 1996
"Title VII of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 is entitled the "Mental Health Parity Act of 1996." Th ..."
Topics : Parity
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues
Analysis of Proposed Massachusetts Mental Health Parity Legislation
"This Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy report prepared for the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing analyzed the projected impact of mental health parity le ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Legislation (State & Local), Mental Health, Parity
Categories : Mental Health, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, State and Local
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