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Mental Health Parity Enforcement Act
This legislation strengthens enforcement of mental health parity laws by requiring insurers to submit annual compliance reports, empowering state attorneys general to bring enforcement actions, and establishing a patient complaint hotline with mandatory 30-day response timelines.
Discussion (5)
This needs a sunset clause. Pass it as a 5-year pilot and evaluate results before making it permanent.
I work with affected populations and can say firsthand this kind of reform is desperately needed.
I'd support this with one change — thresholds should be adjusted for regional cost differences.
I propose adding explicit protections to prevent misuse beyond the original intent.
Add explicit scope limitations
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New Section 9: "Nothing herein authorizes action beyond enumerated purposes. Implementing regulations require notice-and-comment rulemaking."
We need stronger enforcement provisions with real penalties for non-compliance.
Strengthen enforcement provisions
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New Section 8: "Violations subject to civil penalties of $10,000+ per day. Enforcing agency authorized to conduct audits and investigations."