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On Friday, just days before President Trump was inaugurated, The ERISA Industry Committee, which represents 100 large employers, sued the Labor Department over Biden administration final rules aimed at ensuring mental health treatment is covered on par with other medical care, like cancer and heart disease.

President Biden’s administration issued the final rules last September, clarifying that employers offering health plans need to evaluate their provider networks, how much they pay out-of-network providers and how often they require—and deny—prior authorizations.

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