What’s Confusing Us About Mental Health Parity [HealthAffairs.org]
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) has been law since 2008. MHPAEA provided that health plans could not limit mental health or substance use disorder benefits in a way that was more restrictive than how most medical/surgical benefits were limited. This sounds simple enough, but in this year alone there has been a White House task force , voluminous Department of Labor guidance , a SAMHSA best practices manual , and an Energy & Commerce Committee hearing to find...