UnitedHealth Group Comments on Interim Final Rules for Mental Health Parity & Addiction Equity Act of 2008
May 3, 2010 UnitedHealth Group submitted a comment letter in response to the recently issued Interim Final Rules (IFR) under the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008. The letter recommends modifications to help ensure consumer access to quality, affordable behavioral health treatment and care. In general, UnitedHealth Group said it supports the MHPAEA's goal of helping to eliminate practices that inappropriately restrict access to, and limit coverage of mental health and substance use disorder treatment. However, it believes that the IFR as written goes beyond the law's intent and . . .
