New Federal Rules Seek To Strengthen Mental Health Parity

On July 25, 2023, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (the tri-agencies) proposed a new rule to strengthen the enforcement of the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and ensure that patients can access mental health and substance use disorder (MHSUD) services as easily as they can access medical/surgical services.