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Maryland Parity Project and Other Parity Advocates Push for Passage of Parity Enforcement Legislation
March 9th, 2015
The battle to obtain behavioral health services has long since been raging in the United States. Historically, the stigma surrounding mental illness and addiction has barred many from accessing treatment and has been reinforced by insurance carriers offering less coverage for behavioral health than…
New York Regulators Issue Parity Guidance
August 7th, 2014
On June 4, 2014, the New York State Department of Financial Services circulated this letter to provide guidance to insurers about the impact of Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) on the state marketplace plans and how to be in compliance with MHPAEA. The letter provides a brief…
NY AG Schneiderman Takes Stand for Mental Health Parity
July 18th, 2014
The New York Attorney General (AG) website, AG Eric T. Schneiderman announced a settlement with New York’s EmblemHealth, Inc., demanding the insurer to comply with parity laws. AG Schneiderman is requiring the company to reform their behavioral health appeals review process and to submit…
MPP and UMD Drug Policy Clinic Review QHPs for Parity Compliance
July 14th, 2014
The Maryland Parity Project worked with the University of Maryland Drug Policy Clinic to analyze the [tippy title="Qualified Health Plans" header="on"]QHPs are private health benefit plans that are certified by Maryland Health Connection.[/tippy] (QHPs) for sale on the Maryland Health Connection to…
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UM School of Law Develops Parity & Addiction Equity Resource Guide
June 9th, 2014
Student-attorneys of the University of Maryland Carey School of Law Drug Policy Clinic, Darci Smith and Will Dwyer, have created a Parity Act Resource Guide to assist providers and consumers with federal and state parity regulations that are currently in place. The Guide also has tips for…
Parity Project Director Presents Webinar
May 16th, 2014
On Wednesday, May 15th, Maryland Parity Project Director, Adrienne Ellis, along with UMD Carey Law School Professor of Law, Ellen Weber presented a webinar, Health Care Reform: Critical Issues for Newly Insured Behavioral Health Consumers sponsored by NAMI-MD. Ellis and Weber discussed some of…
Health Affairs Release Important Parity Brief
April 25th, 2014
Leading peer reviewed journal, Health Affairs, explores critical health science topics and disperse information in the form of a brief. Recently, Health Affairs released a brief on mental health parity. The article highlighted the history of the Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA) and the Mental Health…
New York Attorney General Holds Insurer Accountable For Parity Violations
April 2nd, 2014
New York Attorney General took a major step forward in the enforcement of the Federal Parity Law in the states, issuing a landmark decision against an insurer in NY for violations of the parity law, one of the first such actions in the states. After an investigation into potential violations by MVP…
Proposed Bill Could Potentially Decrease MD Funding
March 13th, 2014
On December 12th, 2013, Representative Tim Murphy (R - Pa) introduced the bill "Helping Families in Mental Crises Act of 2013" that aims to decrease mental health spending and increase mental illness spending. Within the 135-page document, Congressman Murphy highlights a number of changes he…