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Systemic Failures Need Systemic Solutions: COVID-19 and Macromedical Regulation

Bill of Health

In Macromedical Regulation , 82 Ohio State Law Journal 727 (2021), we address the nation’s systemic failure to contain an infectious contagion, and we offer solutions by deriving lessons from the 2008 financial contagion. We also recognize that policymakers, specifically the U.S.

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Biden Administration Issues Final Rules to Improve Access to Mental Health Services

HIPAA Journal

The Biden Administration has issued final rules updating the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) to ensure that Americans with health insurance have access to affordable mental health services. The final rules were issued by the U.S.

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Enforcing Mental Health Parity: State Options to Improve Access to Care

Center for Health Insurance Reform

The 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) is the primary federal law protecting access to behavioral health care for privately insured Americans.

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NIST Updates Guidance on HIPAA Security Rule Compliance

HIPAA Journal

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its guidance for HIPAA-regulated entities on implementing the HIPAA Security Rule to help them better protect patients’ personal and protected health information. Our goal is to offer guidance and resources you can use in one readable publication.”.

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Three Ways Healthcare Insurers Can Engage Younger and Diverse Populations

Electronic Health Reporter

Now that the 2019 health insurance Open Enrollment period has concluded, healthcare industry stakeholders are watching closely for any shifts in consumer behavior regarding enrollment and the overall uninsured rate. After a record drop in the uninsured rate from 2008 to 2016 in response to […].

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Final Rule Strengthens Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Care

Compliancy Group

Timothy’s Law requires group health plans to provide comparable coverage for mental health and substance use disorders (MH/SUD) as they do for physical ailments. In 2008, Congress passed the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA).

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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Hack Exposed Sensitive Data

HIPAA Journal

Files on the system also included the mental health information of inmates in the Mental Health Services Delivery System dating back to 2008, as well as the information of individuals on parole who were in substance use disorder treatment programs. CDCR said the data breach was discovered during routine maintenance.