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Plan Must Cover Room, Board for Residential Mental Health Treatment

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Because a group health plan covered room and board expenses for stays at skilled nursing facilities, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) required it to do so for residential mental health treatment facilities as well, a federal appeals court ruled in Danny P. June 6, 2018). Underlying Law. Background.

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