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Wilderness Therapy – Should We Give It Another Look?

1.     What is it? Wilderness therapy generally is traditional therapy in an outdoor setting that seeks to treat young adults with behavioral or substance use disorders.  Some programs are licensed and accredited and the treatment they provide can be expensive.  It is not uncommon for wilderness therapy to cost $500 per day or over $40,000 […]

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Open Enrollment Looms and ACA Changes are Uncertain – What are Employers to Do?

On the morning of July 28, 2017, another effort to repeal or replace the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) failed in a 49-51 Senate vote when three Republican senators voted against the bill. Attempts to pass even a trimmed down “skinny” version of the bill were unsuccessful.  Following this dramatic vote, the path forward for health […]

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Former Associate

Recent Mental Health Parity Guidance — A Good Reminder to Review Your Health Plan for Compliance

The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (“MHPAEA”) generally requires that the financial requirements and treatment limitations that apply to mental health and substance use disorder (“MH/SUD”) benefits cannot be more restrictive than the financial requirements and treatment limitations that apply to medical and surgical (“M/S”) benefits.  Financial requirements include, for example, […]