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Court decision about MH treatment another important step for parity
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32727
Subject(s) - fiduciary , equity (law) , parity (physics) , business , political science , economics , law , duty , particle physics , physics
A federal court ruled March 5 that the exclusion of a core treatment for autism by UnitedHealth violates the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) as well as United's fiduciary responsibilities under the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act (ERISA).