Next week’s webinar will offer payors a roadmap to readiness. Register here:
http://behavioralhealthcentral.com/index.php/Event-Registration/vmchk.ht
Parity Legislation Compliance Webinar Series
Part 1: Getting Ready for Mental Health Parity
Wednesday, December 9 at 2 p.m.
Sign up on or before December 4th and save $150! Enter ”parity” at checkout to receive your early registration discount.
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) was signed into law in 2008 and becomes effective for the majority of health plans beginning January 1, 2010. Despite the fact that regulations are not expected to be released until after that date, payers must still be in compliance by the deadline in order to avoid the potential of costly penalties associated with non-compliance. As plans and employers are working now to make often significant changes to coverage, business processes and systems, there remain a number of unanswered questions, business challenges and open issues, such as the following:
- What does parity actually entail?
- When is a provider network adequate to meet the needs of people suffering from Serious Mental Illness and children with Serious Emotional Disturbances, for example?
- How can plans and employers avoid common medical cost offset traps in their plan designs?
- What steps can plans take to ensure compliance with the law while avoiding significant cost increases?
- Is a “carve-out” still the easiest “go-forward” strategy? When is the time right for a “carve-in”?
Please join us for a webinar on December 9, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. ET tailored specifically for self-insured employers, managed care organizations, health plan administrators and other industry professionals who are eager to explore the MHPAEA’s fundamentals, review what it means to make a good-faith implementation effort, and receive guidance from experts with first-hand experience and depth of expertise.
Presenters for this webinar event are:
- Patrick Gauthier, Senior Consultant, Managed Behavioral Healthcare, a subject matter expert in behavioral health information systems and data management, quality improvement, as well as social marketing.
- Susan Relland, an expert in employee benefits policy, ERISA & fiduciary litigation, health and Welfare plans, and health policy and compliance.
This parity legislation compliance webinar series is brought to you by Behavioral Health Central with content provided by Advocates for Human Potential (AHP), Inc.
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