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WASHINGTON, Dec. 29-- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Dec. 28, 2021:. "Today's rule is part of the Biden-Harris Administration's ongoing efforts to ensure an equitable health care system as we continue to make coverage more accessible and affordable," said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.

In an effort to expand access to mental health care in Illinois, state Sen. Laura Fine (D-Glenview) has introduced multiple pieces of legislation proposing an increase in accessibility to mental health care. Fine’s efforts include the Access to Basic Mental Health Information Act and an amendment to the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act. Both pieces of legislation passed the Illinois Senate and now sit in the Illinois House of Representatives. Fine said she decided to focus the legislatio...

Friday, March 12, 2021 On March 4 th, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland struck down four provisions of the Trump Administration’s Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2019, 83 Fed. Reg. 16930 (April 17, 2018) (the “ 2019 Rule”), which governs many aspects of Affordable Care Act (“ ACA”) insurance markets beginning in the 2019 plan year.  The decision in City of Columbus, et al. v. Norris Cochran comes two and a half years after the cities of Co...