The DOL/HHS/IRS 2024 Report to Congress showed that health plans and issuers continue to fail to comply with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) and subsequent Congressional enhancements to MHPAEA. Failures ranged from improper denial of care for mental health and substance use disorders (MH/SUD), inadequate MH/SUD networks, and failure to reimburse MH/SUD providers on par with medical/surgical providers. Read the AMA summary for more detail.
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