Mental Health Parity Rule Spurs Employer Angst as Costs Grow

A Biden administration proposal due to be finalized later in 2024 could result in higher costs and poorer quality of employer-sponsored mental health coverage, according to advocates representing companies and health plans.

The proposed rules (RIN 1210-AC11) are intended to prevent health plans from imposing plan restrictions on mental health and substance use coverage compared to medical and surgical benefits. The proposal from the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury would require self-insured health plans and insurers to do detailed evaluations to confirm that their plans comply with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction ...