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Trump team faces key legal decision that could put mental health coverage in peril
The Trump administration is facing a May 12 deadline to declare if it will defend Biden-era regulations that aim to enforce laws requiring parity in insurance coverage of mental and physical health care.
Trump Administration Walks Back Mental Health Parity in Insurance Coverage
The Trump administration has decided to further debate the federal rule passed during the Biden administration that guaranteed insurance coverage for treatment of mental illness and substance abuse.
Departments Press Pause on Final Mental Health Parity Regulations
Yesterday, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services announced a non-enforcement policy with respect to final
Trump administration backs off from implementing Biden-era mental health parity regulations
But administration officials indicated that they might try to change the non-quantitative treatment limitations requirements to be more clear and more flexible rather than rescind them.
Trump administration may rescind mental health parity rule, filing says
The Trump administration will not enforce a federal rule meant to ensure Americans with private health insurance have access to affordable mental health services and is considering rescinding it altogether,
Mental Health Parity Non-Enforcement Statement Released
The US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (the Departments) announced their non-enforcement policy on May 15,
Federal Regulators Announce Non-Enforcement of the 2024 Rule for Mental Health Parity
On May 9, 2025, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (collectively, “the Departments”) asked the D.C. federal court to suspend litigation while they consider whether to rescind or modify the 2024 Rule implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA).
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Mental health care may be harder to obtain after HHS rule reversal
Access to care could be affected, following HHS indication that it will not enforce updates adopted in 2024 to the mental ...
Nevada governor tackles doctor shortage, insurance red tape in health care plan
The Nevada governor proposed grant programs to address critical provider shortages, streamlining some credentialing systems ...
Not many claim mental healthcare insurance. Here's why
With the usual age of onset of mental ailments being around 18 years, the incidence peaks at around 40 years, thereby ...
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‘I don’t know that’: Federal judge flags factual claims in NIH grant termination case
But multiple federal reports indicated that the law fell short, as insurance companies routinely exploited loopholes to avoid ...
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Mental health in schools
But there’s long been a gap for children with private insurance. This new billing program is supposed to address that, as well as allow schools to expand the types of mental health services ...