title: Perspectives. States forge ahead of feds on parity.
abstract: A Cabinet-level recommendation is expected soon on whether employers will be allowed to seek exemption from federal mental health parity-of-coverage requirements based on prospective or retrospective calculations of their compliance costs. The law provides exemption for plan sponsors whose parity costs exceed 1 percent of their total health spending. Meanwhile, though, many states are forging ahead with parity laws of their own, while advocates see the federal law as only a modest prelude.
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authors: G
authors: Jordahl
mesh_terms: D017049:Employer Health Costs; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007358:Insurance, Psychiatric / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States