Kevin D. Tessier
Overview
Kevin Tessier has devoted his practice to advocating for managed care organizations since 2003. A member of Crowell’s Health Care Practice, he has more than 20 years of experience litigating cases in state and federal courts and in arbitrations across the country.
Career & Education
- Indiana University - Bloomington, Maurer School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1996
- University of Redlands, B.A., magna cum laude, 1992
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Justice James D. Heiple, State Supreme Court - Illinois, 1 January 1998 to 11 January 2000
Kevin 's Insights
Client Alert | 6 min read | 09.14.26
Mental Health Parity Bulletin Restates Best Practices for Evaluating Compliance
On September 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued “Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2026-03” to clarify compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and nonquantitative treatment limitations (NQTL). Under the 2013 final rule implementing MHPAEA, health plans and issuers must use comparable processes, strategies, evidentiary standards, or other factors when applying NQTLs and they cannot apply such methods more stringently to benefits for mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD) compared to benefits for general medical and surgical care. While the bulletin doesn’t break much new ground on compliance, it does reaffirm existing enforcement priorities and expectations.
Firm News | 5 min read | 08.20.26
Firm News | 3 min read | 08.20.25
The Best Lawyers in America 2026 Recognizes 44 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
Firm News | 4 min read | 08.06.25
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America: Health Care Law, 2026–2027
Kevin 's Insights
Client Alert | 6 min read | 09.14.26
Mental Health Parity Bulletin Restates Best Practices for Evaluating Compliance
On September 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued “Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2026-03” to clarify compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and nonquantitative treatment limitations (NQTL). Under the 2013 final rule implementing MHPAEA, health plans and issuers must use comparable processes, strategies, evidentiary standards, or other factors when applying NQTLs and they cannot apply such methods more stringently to benefits for mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD) compared to benefits for general medical and surgical care. While the bulletin doesn’t break much new ground on compliance, it does reaffirm existing enforcement priorities and expectations.
Firm News | 5 min read | 08.20.26
Firm News | 3 min read | 08.20.25
The Best Lawyers in America 2026 Recognizes 44 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
Firm News | 4 min read | 08.06.25
Insights
Practices
Industries
Kevin 's Insights
Client Alert | 6 min read | 09.14.26
Mental Health Parity Bulletin Restates Best Practices for Evaluating Compliance
On September 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued “Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2026-03” to clarify compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and nonquantitative treatment limitations (NQTL). Under the 2013 final rule implementing MHPAEA, health plans and issuers must use comparable processes, strategies, evidentiary standards, or other factors when applying NQTLs and they cannot apply such methods more stringently to benefits for mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD) compared to benefits for general medical and surgical care. While the bulletin doesn’t break much new ground on compliance, it does reaffirm existing enforcement priorities and expectations.
Firm News | 5 min read | 08.20.26
Firm News | 3 min read | 08.20.25
The Best Lawyers in America 2026 Recognizes 44 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
Firm News | 4 min read | 08.06.25




