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By Alexandra Hall & Jessica Russell The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (Parity Act) requires health plans to provide the same coverage for mental health conditions as they provide for physical conditions, and that financial requirements and treatment limitations applicable to mental health and substance use disorder benefits be no more restrictive than …
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By Rose Willis A U.S. government interagency report indicates that there has been a 300 percent increase in the daily ransomware attacks in 2016 as compared to 2015. Ransomware is malicious software that, when introduced into a system, gives a hacker access to the user’s system, and the ability to encrypt data and hold it …
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Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that the firm’s healthcare practice group is ranked 35 on Modern Healthcare’s Largest Healthcare Law Firms list. Dickinson Wright is the only Michigan-based law firm represented on the list. The list appears in the June 27th issue of Modern Healthcare. Dickinson Wright’s healthcare practice group includes more than …