The DOL Has Made This New Mental Health Parity Requirement a Top Enforcement Priority
By EsqSocial Corporation 16/06/21
Embedded in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”) is a new obligation for group health plan sponsors and insurers that provide health insurance to document that their group health plan or insurance policy complies with the non-quantitative treatment limitations of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (the “MHPAEA”). The provision was effective February 10, 2021. As background, the MHPAEA generally requires group health plans to ensure that the benefits...
By: Foley & Lardner LLP