Megan F. Beaver
Areas of Focus
Overview
Megan F. Beaver is a counsel at Crowell & Moring’s San Francisco office and a member of the firm’s Health Care Group. Her practice focuses on health care regulatory compliance, with a particular emphasis on mental health parity under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and related state laws. Megan advises national and regional health plans—including Medicare Advantage, commercial, and Medicaid health plans—on a range of regulatory compliance issues, including state licensure, provider contracting, and delegated entity compliance. She has significant experience supporting clients through Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) Office of Enforcement investigations and has assisted plans in obtaining licensure under California’s Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act. She also supports health care transactions advising clients on regulatory risks, due diligence, and compliance issues that arise in mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic deals.
Career & Education
- University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., honor title, 2013
- University of California, Davis, B.A., 2005
- California
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Member, California Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
Megan's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.16.25
Trump Administration Pauses Enforcement of the MHPAEA Final Rule
The Departments of Labor (“DOL”), Health and Human Services (“HHS”), and Treasury (the “Tri-Agencies”) have signaled that changes may be coming to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”) Final Rule issued on September 8, 2024. On May 9, 2025, the Tri-Agencies filed a Motion for Abeyance in a lawsuit brought by the ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) challenging the 2024 final MHPAEA regulations in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.[1] The Motion, which was granted by the Court, indicated that the Tri-Agencies intend to “reconsider” the Final Rule, including “whether to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking rescinding or modifying the Final Rule.” Yesterday, on May 15, 2025, the Tri-Agencies issued a notice of non-enforcement stating that they “will not enforce the 2024 Final Rule or otherwise pursue enforcement actions, based on a failure to comply that occurs prior to a final decision in the litigation, plus an additional 18 months.”
Podcast | 02.20.25
Payers, Providers, and Patients – Oh My!: Gender-Affirming Care
Client Alert | 4 min read | 01.23.25
Tri-Agencies Release Third Mental Health Parity Report to Congress
Publication | 12.23.24
Tri-Agencies Finalize NQTL Comparative Analysis Standards In Final Rule
Representative Matters
- Defended California health care service plan in arbitration regarding payment of out-of-network services.
- Represented Medi-Cal county organized health system in state fair hearings before the California Department of Social Services.
- Represented Medi-Cal managed care plan in the California Superior Court on a writ of mandate related to the denial of Medi-Cal benefits.
- Defended California health care services plan in arbitration with a health care provider over application of contractual language related to claims editing and payment.
Megan's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.16.25
Trump Administration Pauses Enforcement of the MHPAEA Final Rule
The Departments of Labor (“DOL”), Health and Human Services (“HHS”), and Treasury (the “Tri-Agencies”) have signaled that changes may be coming to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”) Final Rule issued on September 8, 2024. On May 9, 2025, the Tri-Agencies filed a Motion for Abeyance in a lawsuit brought by the ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) challenging the 2024 final MHPAEA regulations in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.[1] The Motion, which was granted by the Court, indicated that the Tri-Agencies intend to “reconsider” the Final Rule, including “whether to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking rescinding or modifying the Final Rule.” Yesterday, on May 15, 2025, the Tri-Agencies issued a notice of non-enforcement stating that they “will not enforce the 2024 Final Rule or otherwise pursue enforcement actions, based on a failure to comply that occurs prior to a final decision in the litigation, plus an additional 18 months.”
Podcast | 02.20.25
Payers, Providers, and Patients – Oh My!: Gender-Affirming Care
Client Alert | 4 min read | 01.23.25
Tri-Agencies Release Third Mental Health Parity Report to Congress
Publication | 12.23.24
Tri-Agencies Finalize NQTL Comparative Analysis Standards In Final Rule
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Tri-Agencies Finalize NQTL Comparative Analysis Standards In Final Rule
|12.23.24
Employee Benefit Plan Review
HHS Aims to Strengthen Anti-Discrimination Rules for Disabled Patients in New Proposed Rule
|10.18.23
Crowell & Moring’s Health Law Blog
Megan's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.16.25
Trump Administration Pauses Enforcement of the MHPAEA Final Rule
The Departments of Labor (“DOL”), Health and Human Services (“HHS”), and Treasury (the “Tri-Agencies”) have signaled that changes may be coming to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”) Final Rule issued on September 8, 2024. On May 9, 2025, the Tri-Agencies filed a Motion for Abeyance in a lawsuit brought by the ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) challenging the 2024 final MHPAEA regulations in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.[1] The Motion, which was granted by the Court, indicated that the Tri-Agencies intend to “reconsider” the Final Rule, including “whether to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking rescinding or modifying the Final Rule.” Yesterday, on May 15, 2025, the Tri-Agencies issued a notice of non-enforcement stating that they “will not enforce the 2024 Final Rule or otherwise pursue enforcement actions, based on a failure to comply that occurs prior to a final decision in the litigation, plus an additional 18 months.”
Podcast | 02.20.25
Payers, Providers, and Patients – Oh My!: Gender-Affirming Care
Client Alert | 4 min read | 01.23.25
Tri-Agencies Release Third Mental Health Parity Report to Congress
Publication | 12.23.24
Tri-Agencies Finalize NQTL Comparative Analysis Standards In Final Rule
