At the same time, ParityTrack has also identified promising practices in
parity implementation, such as a recent bill passed in Illinois that requires that state's department of insurance to enforce federal and state
parity laws.
This is the first time a federal appeals court has ruled on enforcement of the Mental Health
Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Meiram Bendat, Ph.
To help state associations and national advocacy groups such as the
Parity Implementation Coalition (PIC) with
parity enforcement activities, Kasper says that NAATP is making Survey reports available to these groups as well, provided that group officials complete a Qualified Services Organization (QSO) agreement, a precaution against even inadvertent disclosures in the blind database.
In the past 20 years, more than half of states introduced SUD
parity laws requiring employment-related group health plans to provide coverage for SUD treatment equal to that for comparable medical/surgical treatment.
While studies have consistently demonstrated that
parity laws do not lead to increases in total behavioral health spending, these findings have also raised a separate concern: Does
parity actually convey any benefits to patients?
CONCLUSIONS: The desire for sons appears to be a significant motivation for
parity progression.
Oregon's law is a very close analog to the new federal
parity law, specifically in the way that it restricted plans from aggressively managing the behavioral health benefit," said study author K.
Employer experiences with
parity To download the research brief, visit www.
Senate Small Business Committee Chair Mary Landrieu, D-LA, plans to introduce legislation soon to reinstate
parity, a spokeswoman said.
The new
parity regulations are set to take effect on July 1.
Such cross-border arbitrage should affect both exchange rates and prices so as to promote
parity among the purchasing powers of the world's currencies.
The president signed the bill, with
parity included, into law on October 3.
