MAINE PARITY

Maine Parity site is dedicated to advancing the enforcement of The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA or Parity Act). It is for both Providers to report claim denials and barriers experienced in accessing treatment. It will collect data on commercial insurance claims processing to measure incidence and prevalence of Parity violations in the State of Maine. Data collected will include socioeconomic data, treatment type data, denial codes and other data points to measure compliance and identify trends in coverage for treatment types by insurer that are in violation of parity . The data will be used to advance legislative policy reform and support enforcement.