ACP Comment Letter Regarding the Requirements Related to Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Proposed Rule

ACP expresses support for the proposed rule's focus on NQTLs while recommending against the use of prior authorization and other management strategies that create barriers to care.

Ryan Crowley

behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, treatment, buprenorphine, parity, prior authorization, step therapy, medical management, provider networks, behavioral health integration, nonquantitative treatment limitation, NQTL

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 11:37 AM EDT

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 12:08 PM EDT

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