Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) –  Mental Health Focus (2)

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined a National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) letter, with NAMI and eight national organizations, submitting comments on the Administration’s proposed health insurance MHPAEA rules.  The NASMHPD letter focuses on provider networks and crisis services and state funds use when health plans discriminate. See September 7 […]

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Mental Health and Addiction Insurance “Parity” Expansion to Medicare and Medicaid

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Kennedy Forum led, Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) letter to Senators Bennet (CO) and Wyden (OR) endorsing the Better Mental Health Care for Americans legislation to expand the MHPAEA insurance parity requirements to Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D medications, and Medicaid. The May 23 MHLG letter is […]

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DEA Telehealth Prescribing Proposed Rule – Need More Flexibility Particularly for Mental Health

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 70 organizations, led by the Alliance for Connected Care, asking for more flexibility, particularly for mental health, in the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) proposed rules governing the prescription of controlled substances. The March 31 letter is here: PDF. […]

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