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Federal agencies warned that health plans will be subject to enforcement actions if they fail to deliver parity between physical health coverage and treatment for mental health, in a new report that highlights the regulators' stepped-up efforts.
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security Ali Khawar vows to do whatever is necessary, including suggesting Congress authorize fines, to finally bring insurers into compliance with the 2008 mental health parity law.