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isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=16422</guid> <description><![CDATA[The owner of a now closed Newark, N.J., mental health and substance abuse counseling center is facing three counts of fraud, accused of collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars through improper Medicaid claims.<p><a
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isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=12760</guid> <description><![CDATA[Two health insurers are refuting a claim by the New Jersey Psychological Association that they are improperly requesting the personal mental health records before authorizing treatment or paying for services.<p><a
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isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=12184</guid> <description><![CDATA[The U.S. government has published proposed new rules on mental health insurance parity that would prohibit health insurance plans from restricting access to care by limiting benefits and requiring higher patient costs than other treatments.<p><a
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isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=11879</guid> <description><![CDATA[Using settlement funds from two national pharmacy benefits management companies, Virginia is now able to aid its uninsured residents in accessing mental health treatment.<p><a
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isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=7875</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a bill Oct. 6 that would require financial requirements and limitations on mental health benefits be no more restrictive than those placed on other health benefits.<p><a
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