ABHW applauds administration's announcement of new rulemaking on parity

The Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness (ABHW), the national voice for payers that manage behavioral health insurance benefits for 200 million people, issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration's announcement that they will issue a new proposed rule on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), including anticipated significant revisions to the provisions of the Rule, as ABHW had requested. The administration has indicated through court documents that it intends to include this rulemaking on the 2026 Spring Regulatory Agenda, and to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking no later than Dec. 31, 2026, according to an ABHW news release.