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Is CA's 'groundbreaking' mental health parity law working?

(1 days ago) WEBThree years ago, California leaders passed legislation that promised the most dramatic expansion of mental health and addiction care coverage in decades. As the state’s residents struggled with the stress and trauma of a raging pandemic and a record …

https://calmatters.org/health/mental-health/2023/10/california-mental-health-parity-review/

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California Legislature Passes Mental Health Parity Law : NPR

(5 days ago) WEBCalifornia lawmakers cleared a bill for one of the country's strongest mental health parity laws. If signed, it would improve insurance coverage for substance use disorders and …

https://www.npr.org/2020/08/31/908031941/california-legislature-passes-mental-health-parity-law

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Senate Bill 855 – Mental Health as a Medical Necessity

(2 days ago) WEBThe California Parity Act was a groundbreaking piece of legislation enacted in 1999. It requires that, for nine mental illnesses and serious emotional disturbances of a child, …

https://www.calbhbc.org/uploads/5/8/5/3/58536227/sb_855_-_fact_sheet_and_background_info.pdf

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California broadens its mental health parity law - Mercer

(6 days ago) WEBMarch 11, 2021. California’s mental health and substance use disorder insurance requirements expanded effective Jan. 1, 2021, under legislation ( SB 855, 2020 Ch. 151) …

https://www.mercer.com/insights/law-and-policy/california-broadens-its-mental-health-parity-law/

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Equal Treatment: A Review of Mental Health Parity …

(4 days ago) WEBAppendix A. Results of MHPAEA Compliance Reviews. Following the release of federal regulations imple-menting the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act …

https://www.chcf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EqualTreatmentMentalHealthParityCalifornia.pdf

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Governor Newsom Signs Bills to Expand Access to - California …

(9 days ago) WEBCalifornia’s mental health parity law has huge loopholes — which the insurance industry has used to deny critically important care — and today that loophole …

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/09/25/governor-newsom-signs-bills-to-expand-access-to-quality-behavioral-health-care-for-all-californians-help-homeless-californians-suffering-extreme-mental-illness-on-our-streets-sidewalks/

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Ensuring the Promise of Mental Health Parity in California

(3 days ago) WEBGlossary. Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA): Federal. law enacted in 2008 that requires insurers and health plans providing coverage of mental health …

https://www.chcf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EnsuringPromiseMentalHealthParityCASlides.pdf

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Governor Newsom Signs Into Law Senator Wiener’s Legislation to

(6 days ago) WEBIn the California Health Care Foundation's most recent survey of Californians’ health care priorities, SB 855 is the strongest mental health parity law …

https://sd11.senate.ca.gov/news/governor-newsom-signs-law-senator-wieners-legislation-strengthen-timely-care-mental-health-and

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California Statutes ParityTrack

(6 days ago) WEBAdds/amends: 1) sections 1367.045, 1374.721 and 1374.72 of the Health and Safety Code; and 2) sections 10144.52 and 10144.5 of the Insurance Code. The new law provides …

https://www.paritytrack.org/reports/california/statutes/

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Mental Health Parity - DHCS

(6 days ago) WEBA key objective of the Medicaid Parity Rule is to ensure that restrictions or limits are not more substantively applied on mental health and substance use disorder …

https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/formsandpubs/Pages/MentalHealthParity.aspx

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New Laws Strengthen California’s Response to Mental Health Crises

(8 days ago) WEBStrengthening California’s Mental Health Parity Law. Gaps in California’s mental health parity law will be bridged under SB 855 by State Senator Scott Wiener …

https://www.chcf.org/blog/new-laws-strengthen-californias-response-mental-health-crises/

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The California Mental Health Parity - namiscc.org

(3 days ago) WEBThe California Mental Health Parity Act, Assembly Bill 88 (AB 88), was signed into law in 1999. It requires that every health plan that offers hospital, medical or surgical coverage …

http://www.namiscc.org/uploads/9/0/2/6/9026727/_ca_mental_health_parity_toolkit.pdf

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California Poised To Strengthen Mental Health Insurance Laws - NPR

(3 days ago) WEBOne of the strongest mental health parity laws in the U.S. is on the governor's desk. It aims to help more than 13 million Californians — including those with …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/01/908017806/california-poised-to-strengthen-mental-health-insurance-laws

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California Providers Can’t Keep Up With Mental Health Parity Law

(7 days ago) WEBThe law ( S.B. 855) requires every health plan that provides hospital, medical, or surgical coverage to also cover mental health and substance-use disorders …

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/california-providers-cant-keep-up-with-mental-health-parity-law

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New California law is a national model for mental health care …

(8 days ago) WEBThe new law was specifically designed to bolster the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (also known as the federal Parity Law), which requires …

https://www.statnews.com/2020/10/14/new-california-law-should-serve-as-a-national-model-for-mental-health-care-reform/

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CA Approves New Parity Law Expanding Coverage Obligations for …

(7 days ago) WEBOn September 25, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 855 into law. SB 855 fundamentally alters California’s regulation of mental health and substance use …

https://www.manatt.com/insights/newsletters/health-highlights/ca-approves-new-parity-law-expanding-coverage

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Attorney General Becerra Takes Action to Ensure - State of …

(5 days ago) WEBSACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today urged California’s four largest health insurance providers: Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of …

https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-becerra-takes-action-ensure-californians-have-access-mental

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California Approves Law Granting Pretrial Diversion for BPD

(6 days ago) WEBSince 2018, the California Penal Code 1001.36 has allowed pretrial diversion for individuals diagnosed with certain mental health conditions, including schizophrenia, …

https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.pn.2024.06.6.28

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A Snapshot of the Implementation of California's Mental …

(5 days ago) WEBWith passage of AB88, both inpatient and outpatient mental health copayments were reduced to be equal to physical health copayments. Outpatient mental health …

https://www.chcf.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/PDF-SnapshotMentalHealthParityLaw.pdf

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California Joins Six States in Setting Standards for MH/SUD …

(1 days ago) WEBScott Wiener, who wrote the law, said in a statement that this law was needed to close a big loophole in an earlier mental health parity law. Under CA 855, …

https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.pn.2022.03.3.34

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Newsroom - California Department of Managed Health Care

(Just Now) WEBJanuary 22, 2023 - Joint Statement from California Health and Human Services Agency Leaders on 50th Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Decision. January …

https://dmhc.ca.gov/AbouttheDMHC/Newsroom/January5,2021.aspx

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Key bills supporting both physicians and patients advance through

(6 days ago) WEBAB 977 provides parity for penalties of violence committed against all health care workers who provide services within emergency departments. Under current law, …

https://www.cmadocs.org/newsroom/news/view/ArticleId/50591/Key-bills-supporting-both-physicians-and-patients-advance-through-Legislature

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Our View: Mental Health: State rightly enforcing insurance parity …

(Just Now) WEBMental health parity laws have been on the books for decades, but recent enforcement of those laws by the state is now making a difference and getting the …

https://www.mankatofreepress.com/opinion/editorials/our-view-mental-health-state-rightly-enforcing-insurance-parity-laws/article_e738901a-193f-11ef-ba0d-0b5c79e49e50.html

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Kentuckians’ access to mental health care lags Kentucky

(7 days ago) WEBThe report showed that from 2019 to 2021, out of network utilization of acute inpatient behavioral health care increased from 2.5% to 4.0% in Kentucky. That’s much …

https://www.richmondregister.com/kentucky/kentuckians-access-to-mental-health-care-lags/article_0b49b68a-b1f9-59bc-b835-e4e3ed430887.html

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