AHLA's Speaking of Health Law - Payment Parity for Behavioral Health

Payment Parity for Behavioral Health

02/18/21 • 39 min

Anna Whites, Owner, Anna Whites Law Office, speaks to Trinidad Navarro, Insurance Commissioner, State of Delaware, and David Lloyd, Senior Policy Advisor, The Kennedy Forum, about payment parity for behavioral health services. The podcast looks at Delaware’s recent audits of insurance companies for mental health payment parity, work done by the Kennedy Forum on parity oversight, and enforcement actions. The speakers also talk about what health care lawyers should do to advance parity and ensure access to mental health services. From AHLA's Behavioral Health Task Force.

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AHLA's Speaking of Health Law - Payment Parity for Behavioral Health

Transcript

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Hello, I'm Anna Whites. I'm the owner of Anna White's law office in Frankfurt, Kentucky, which is our state's teeny weeny state capital . I have a healthcare practice, and the bulk of what I do is in behavioral health, mental health care . So I spend a lot of time talking about parity. Uh , parody is the paying a provider who renders mental health , healthcare , or behavioral healthcare or substance abuse care, an equivalent sum to a provider who