May 3, 2010
WellPoint Comments on the MHPAEA IFR
Wellpoint commented on the Interim Final Rules (IFR) for the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) and needed clarification from the
federal government
on issues they discovered. Wellpoint discovered 75% of their health plans needed
modifications to comply with the MHPAEA IFR. Wellpoint also recommended a delay in
the compliance deadline from July 1 to October 1, 2010.

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