Federal Policy
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An Open Letter to DOL: Our Recommendations for Mental Health Parity
Educate yourself on Federal Mental Health Parity protections through our webinars with the Department of Labor. Learn about MPPA and MHPAEA laws, their impact on mental health benefits, and key issues in provider networks and coverage. Join us to understand how these laws ensure fair mental health treatment and advocate for improved oversight and enforcement.
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An Open Letter to USPSTF: Our Analysis of the Draft Recommendations for Screening for Depression, Anxiety, and Suicide Risk in Adults
In September 2022, The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) invited public comment on the draft recommendations for screening for suicide risk, and anxiety in adults. The Policy Center, formerly 2020 Mom submitted the following letter co-signed by 10 other organizations.
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An Open Letter to the White House: Our Analysis of Maternal Mental Health Actions in the Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis
The new rules address “new standards to help states improve their monitoring of access to care by requiring the establishment of new standards for appointment wait times, use of secret shopper surveys, use of enrollee experience surveys, and requiring states to submit a managed care plan analysis of payments made by plans to providers for…
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Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Mental Health Parity
On March 30, 2022, the Senate Finance Committee, led by Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID), held a hearing titled, “Behavioral Health Care When Americans Need It: Ensuring Parity and Care Integration.”
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Policy Center Submits Mental Health Policy Recommendations to Senate Offices
Over the past two months, several U.S. Senate offices have released requests for information (RFIs), seeking input from stakeholder groups…
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The New USPSTF Recommendation: Prevention of Maternal Depression
The Task Force found convincing evidence (grade B) that counseling interventions, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal therapy (IPT), are effective in preventing perinatal depression.
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Federal Government Awards Seven States Grants to Address Maternal Mental Health
We’ve had a few surreal moments in maternal mental health this fall, this one is definitely a moment that the…
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Maternal Suicide Tracking in the U.S. – We’re Getting Closer
In 2019 we learned from the CDC that they no longer plan to use death certificate data to report maternal…
