Federal Rule Gives Regulators Enhanced Tools to Ensure Equitable Access to Behavioral Health Care
Last fall, the Biden Administration finalized a rule updating standards for the Mental Health Parity...
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September Research Roundup: What We’re Reading
Tackling Another Public Health Emergency: Recent State and Federal Policies to Increase Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Access
June Research Roundup: What We’re Reading
February Research Roundup: What We’re Reading
New Georgetown Report Reviews State Efforts to Enforce Mental Health Parity
Amidst Rising Overdose Deaths, Policymakers Look for Ways to Expand Access to Proven Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Congress, Administration Work to Meet Growing Need for Behavioral Health Care
The Pandemic Exacerbated Gaps in Mental Health Care Access, but State and Federal Enforcement of Parity Requirements Can Help Improve Coverage
Building on and Strengthening the ACA: Private Coverage Provisions of the Build Back Better Act
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September Research Roundup: What We’re Reading
As we fall into autumn weather, CHIR continues to keep up with the latest health policy research. In...
Tackling Another Public Health Emergency: Recent State and Federal Policies to Increase Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Access
While the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) ended in May, the PHE declaration for the o...
June Research Roundup: What We’re Reading
As we splashed into summer, CHIR soaked up the latest health policy research along with some rays. I...
February Research Roundup: What We’re Reading
Along with “Health Policy Valentines,” February brought a host of new health policy research. Th...
New Georgetown Report Reviews State Efforts to Enforce Mental Health Parity
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) aims to remove insurance-related obstacle...
Amidst Rising Overdose Deaths, Policymakers Look for Ways to Expand Access to Proven Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
As the number of opioid-related overdose fatalities remains alarmingly high, access to medication-as...
Congress, Administration Work to Meet Growing Need for Behavioral Health Care
The need for mental health and substance use disorder services is substantial and growing. One in fi...
The Pandemic Exacerbated Gaps in Mental Health Care Access, but State and Federal Enforcement of Parity Requirements Can Help Improve Coverage
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a greater need for mental health and substance use disorder ...
Building on and Strengthening the ACA: Private Coverage Provisions of the Build Back Better Act
The details of President Biden's "Build Back Better" legislation were released on October 28. It con...
New Report Documents Progress and Remaining Challenges in Ensuring Equal Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services in California
California has enacted a law strengthening the state’s mental health parity protections for Califo...
Parity in Practice? Examining Requirements and Enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
Last fall, the Pennsylvania Department of Insurance documented that the UnitedHealthcare Insurance C...
Our Top Ten Health Insurance Policy Issues to Watch in 2020
CHIR is back from vacation and strapping in for a busy 2020. These are the top ten health insurance ...
States Leaning In: Colorado
This year several states have taken an increasingly active role in expanding health insurance covera...
Progress on Mental Health Coverage Could Be Gutted by ACA Repeal
State regulators were making progress on mental health parity enforcement, due in part to new federa...
New Web Video: CHIR Researchers Discuss Consumers’ ACA Coverage Experiences
In their latest web video, CHIR researchers JoAnn Volk and Sabrina Corlette discuss the findings fro...
More New Resources Available to State Regulators
A set of new tools for state insurance regulators, as well as updated versions of some older resourc...