| Mental Health Parity |
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| The Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA) prevents certain group health plans from placing annual or lifetime dollar limits on mental health benefits that are lower than annual or lifetime dollar limits for medical and surgical benefits offered under their plans. MHPA applies to group health plans and their issuers, including insurance companies and health maintenance organizations (HMOs), with more than 50 participants.More... |
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| The Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 and Food Safety |
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| Title III of the Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 establishes procedures to ensure the safety of the U.S. food supply from terrorist attacks.
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| HMO Liability for Failure to Authorize Treatment |
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| Patients can sue their HMOs for the wrongful refusal to authorize treatment in order to obtain reimbursement of money paid for medical services that should have been authorized. Thus, patients can sue their HMOs for the failure to pay for the treatment. However, patients (or, if the patient has died, his or her family members) cannot recover for any damages that resulted from not authorizing the treatment or from a delayed treatment.
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| Medicaid Basics |
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| Medicaid is a program funded jointly by the United States government and the state governments to provide health insurance to low-income families and certain individuals who do not have health insurance or who have inadequate health insurance. The individual states have control over the duration of services and the amount of services covered.More... |
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| Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment |
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| Medicaid's Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) service is a comprehensive mandatory benefits package for those under 21 who are enrolled in Medicaid. EPSDT was designed to assist families in getting early identification and treatment of medical, dental, vision, hearing, mental health, and development problems for their children.More... |
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