https://calwatchdog.com/2013/07/03/senate-hearing-holds-state-in-denial-on-mental-health-parity/ Wed, 25 Mar 2015 06:10:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://calwatchdog.com/2013/07/03/senate-hearing-holds-state-in-denial-on-mental-health-parity/#comment-13065 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:32:24 +0000 http://www.calwatchdog.com/?p=45274#comment-13065 Legislators should take a look at the Essential Health Benefits regulation DMHC) just approved by the OAL. As a small group plan, the Kaiser base benchmark HMO was exempt from federal mental health parity requirements. DMHC did not vet the Kaiser mental health and substance benefits for compliance with federal mental health parity regulations before incorparating them into the EHB regulations.

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