ABHW announces new board chair

The Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness (ABHW), the national voice for payers that manage behavioral health insurance benefits for over 200 million people, announced the appointment of its new Board Chair, Brad Lerner , director of public policy, Behavioral Health, at Carelon Behavioral Health, an Elevance Health Company, for the 2025‐2027 term, a news release stated. Brad formerly served as vice president of Government Affairs and associate general counsel for Beacon Health Options. He is a government relations professional with more than 30 years of public and private sector experience analyzing and addressing regulatory issues, including complex legal and policy issues in health care. He is a leading expert on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, providing analysis on compliance and works with federal and state policymakers on ways to improve the mental health and substance use disorders system of care.