Are You Ready for Mental Health Parity?

  



Held October 30, 2008

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Congress has finally approved historic legislation that requires full parity between the mental health/substance abuse benefits and the medical/surgical benefits offered under a group health plan. Among the questions to be answered during the Webcast are:

  • What are the financial and treatment limitations that can apply to mental health/substance abuse benefits that may be no more restrictive than those applied to the medical/surgical benefits provided by the plan?
  • How might a plan’s existing medical management provisions come into play under the new parity requirements?
  • Will the “cost increase exemption” contained within the law provide plan sponsors any meaningful relief?
  • If the plan currently provides out-of-network medical/surgical benefits, must they also be available for mental health/substance abuse treatment?
  • How much time is there to react, and when do the changes go into effect?
Presenters

Fred W. (Fritz) Hewelt III, CEBS, FLMI, CLU
Vice President
National Tax & ERISA Practice
Aon Consulting, Inc.

Gretchen K. Young
Vice President, Government Affairs
Aon Consulting, Inc.
Washington, D.C.