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Firm News 6 results

Firm News | 9 min read | 01.02.25

Crowell & Moring Elects 12 New Partners, Promotes Four to Senior Counsel and 25 to Counsel

Crowell & Moring elected 12 new partners effective January 1, 2025. The firm also promoted four lawyers to the senior counsel and 25 associates to counsel.

Firm News | 9 min read | 01.09.23

Crowell & Moring Elects 16 New Partners, Promotes Five to Senior Counsel, and 25 to Counsel

Crowell & Moring elected 16 lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2023. The firm also promoted five lawyers to the position of senior counsel and 25 associates to the position of counsel.

Firm News | 1 min read | 10.21.22

Inland Counties Legal Services Names Alice Hall-Partyka as Volunteer of the Year

Los Angeles – October 21, 2022: Inland Counties Legal Services has named Crowell & Moring associate Alice Hall-Partyka as the Volunteer of the Year in recognition of her efforts to “make access to justice a reality in Riverside & San Bernardino Counties.” The award was presented at the Advocates for Justice celebration on October 20 in Riverside, CA.
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Client Alerts 12 results

Client Alert | 7 min read | 02.03.25

Trump Administration Rescinds Protections Against Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity Under Health Care Nondiscrimination Laws

Since his inauguration on January 20, 2025, President Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders (“EOs”). Three of these EOs rescind Biden Administration guidance extending the nondiscrimination protections under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”) to discrimination based on gender identity.[1] These protections have had a tumultuous history since Section 1557 was enacted in 2010, with each administration reversing course from the last. The new administration has reverted to the position taken in President Trump’s last presidency – that the protections against discrimination “on the basis of sex” do not apply to gender identity.
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 01.23.25

Tri-Agencies Release Third Mental Health Parity Report to Congress

On January 17, 2025, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the “Tri-Agencies”) released the 2024 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”) Report to Congress (the “Report”). The Report is the third report made by the Tri-Agencies to Congress in accordance with the mandate set forth in the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act (“CAA”). The CAA requires that, each year starting in 2021, the Tri-Agencies submit a report to Congress summarizing their activity in the prior year to collect comparative analyses from plans and issuers and any findings made with respect to noncompliance with MHPAEA.[1] Under the CAA, the Report is due by October 1 of each year. This year’s version was published on the last working day of the Biden Administration.
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Client Alert | 12 min read | 09.13.24

Tri-Agencies Finalize NQTL Comparative Analysis Standards in Final Rule

On Monday, September 8, 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury, Department of Labor, and Department of Health and Human Services (collectively, the “Tri-Agencies”) issued a final rule (“the Final Rule”) implementing new regulations applicable to nonquantitative treatment limitations (“NQTLs”) under the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”). The Final Rule codifies many of the requirements set forth in the (the “Proposed Rule”), while pulling back on some of the Tri-Agencies’ more controversial proposals. 
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Press Coverage 2 results

Publications 5 results

Publication | 03.06.25

Street Medicine in California: Opportunities and Challenges

California Health Law News

Publication | 12.23.24

Tri-Agencies Finalize NQTL Comparative Analysis Standards In Final Rule

Employee Benefit Plan Review

Webinars 2 results

Webinar | 09.13.24, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

Navigating the New MHPAEA Final Rule: Compliance and Enforcement Insights

On September 9, 2024, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services released a final rule implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA). The rule clarifies and codifies the heightened standards that health plans and issuers are held to in documenting and ensuring MHPAEA compliance, amidst a landscape of increased regulatory enforcement and MHPAEA investigations. Given this heightened focus, it’s critical that plans and issuers proactively ensure compliance before regulators request required compliance documentation.

Webinar | 05.10.22 - 05.12.22, 9:00 AM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

Health Care Ounce of Prevention Seminar (HOOPS) 2022

Join us for this year’s Health Care Ounce of Prevention Seminar (HOOPS), a webinar series where our experienced practitioners will provide insight into a number of exciting topics. This year’s seminar will focus on topics such as Remote Health Care and Telemedicine, Mental Health Parity, Health Care Litigation, and Health Care Trends for 2022. 
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Speaking Engagements 8 results

Blog Posts 14 results

Blog Post | 07.29.20

Required Coverage of COVID-19 Testing for Essential Workers in California

Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog

Podcasts 4 results

Podcast | 02.20.25

Payers, Providers, and Patients – Oh My!: Gender-Affirming Care

Payers, Providers, and Patients – Oh My! is Crowell & Moring’s health care podcast, discussing legal and regulatory issues that affect health care entities’ in-house counsel, executives, and investors.
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Podcast | 10.22.24

Payers, Providers, and Patients – Oh My!: The New MHPAEA Final Rule – Key Takeaways and Insights

In this episode, hosts Payal Nanavati and Megan Beaver talk to Alice Hall-Partyka and Spencer Bruck about the recently released Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) final rule. Alice and Spencer delve into the key new provisions of the rule, including the requirements for Non-Quantitative Treatment Limitations comparative analyses and the focus on data outcomes.
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Podcast | 01.25.24

Payers, Providers, and Patients – Oh My!: The Increasing Focus on Mental Health Parity

In this episode, hosts Payal Nanavati and Megan Beaver talk to Chris Flynn and Alice Hall-Partyka regarding the proposed updates to the regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). We discuss the current regulatory environment, enforcement, and key takeaways from the proposed rule. For further reading, please see:
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