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Large Employers Ready to Work with Lawmakers on Expanding Access to Mental Health Care
The ERISA Industry Committee applauds Senators Cassidy and Murphy for taking an active lead in addressing the need to update federal mental health care and substance use disorder programs and expand their access.
ERIC Supports Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
The ERISA Industry Committee applauds Senators Mike Braun and Tammy Baldwin for introducing the Healthy Competition for Better Care Act and providing a pathway to high-value health care options for patients.
Access to Safe, Cost-Efficient Mental & Behavioral Health Care is Achievable with the Help of Congress
ERIC is working with Congress to address the worsening mental health crisis. ERIC provided comments to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance regarding their request on the best policies to enhance mental and behavioral health care and substance use disorder care for all Americans.
Biosimilars Provide Cost-Savings to Patients
This week is Global Biosimilars Week. Biosimilars are lower cost, therapeutically equivalent versions of biologics.
ERIC Pushes for Permanent State Telehealth Expansions in Wake of COVID-19
Congress Agreed to a Reconciliation Framework, Telehealth HDHP-HSA Stakeholder Letter, More EEOC Vaccine FAQs Updates
Congress Can Help Improve Employee Mental Health Now
The pandemic put Americans under immense emotional pressure. Many people with pre-existing mental health and substance use disorders struggled to cope, while countless Americans with no previous history suffered the onset of distressing symptoms.