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DOL Settles Unprecedented Lawsuit Against United Healthcare for Violations of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
Epstein Becker Green Link to more items from this source
Aug. 19, 2021

"[T]wo settlement agreements filed on August 11 provide that United Healthcare Insurance Co., United Behavioral Health, and Oxford Health Insurance Inc. will together pay more than $15.6 million to settle allegations they violated the federal mental health parity law.... The enforcement actions reflect the first instance in which DOL has initiated litigation to enforce MHPAEA against a health insurance issuer, health plan, or administrative service provider in the 13 years since the initial passage of the statute.' [Walsh v. United Behavioral Health and UnitedHealthcare Ins. Co., No. 21-4519 (E.D.N.Y. settlement agreement filed Aug. 11, 2021); Walsh v. UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Oxford Health Ins. Inc., No. 21-4519 (E.D.N.Y. settlement agreement filed Aug. 11, 2021)]

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