Attorneys Melissa Borrelli, John Puente, and Jeremy Avila speak at the 2024 California Association of Health Plans’ regularly scheduled legal and regulatory forum.
At 10:30 a.m., Melissa and John co-present “MHPAEA NQTL Compliance: Updates and Example Analysis.” Topics include:
- The policy and purpose of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Act (MHPAEA)
- Overview of the MHPAEA requirements
- Updates regarding recent regulatory requirements and guidance and court cases regarding MHPAEA
- Deep dive into the required non-quantitative treatment limits (“NQTL”) aspects of the MHPAEA, including definition, examples of NQTLs, and walkthrough of an analysis regarding one NQTL
At 12:00 p.m., Jeremy presents “California’s Office of Health Care Affordability: Perspectives on Future Enforcement & Connecting the Dots.” Topics include:
- Overview of California’s Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA)
- OHCA’s authorizing statutes, regulations, and proposed regulatory amendments
- Examining similar efforts at the national level to preserve competition and consumer access in the health care industry
- Identifying different theories of enforcement and areas where health care entities should expect government action to enforce OHCA’s mandate
CAHP is a statewide trade association representing public and private health care plans that provide coverage to nearly 28 million Californians. For more information, please contact the speakers or visit CAHP’s website.
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Sacramento, CA