The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA, the Parity Act) ushered in a new era for health insurance coverage for mental health and substance use (mh/sud) disorders. The foundation for this was laid by the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996, and, significantly, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the ACA) that was passed in 2010 contains a number of provisions that expand the reach of the mental health parity requirements of MHPAEA through yet-to-be-established health plans .

Highmark offers Advanced Office and Outpatient Workshops to address the specifics of billing and coding for new and established patient visits, and incident to and observation services. The next workshop offered in Maryland will be held at Franklin Square Hospital on June 9. For more information, visit http://www.highmarkmedicareservices.com/calendar/partb/ws-em-adv.html.

 

The Mental Health Services Improvement Collaborative

Drs. Prescott and Crawford discussed the following bills at the March 11th Council meeting. The details are current as of March 19, 2008.

 

 

 

 

Important Parity Information  

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