# Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG)

## Overview
Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG) is a healthcare quality and compliance consulting firm. As of 2025, HSAG was contracted by Illinois Department of Insurance to conduct Mental Health Parity Analysis.

## Timeline
- **2025** — Contracted by Illinois DOI to conduct Mental Health Parity Analysis of all HealthChoice Illinois and Youth Care health plans, assessing processes for MHPAEA compliance including the 2024 rule's outcome data evaluation requirements

## Significance
HSAG's contract with Illinois DOI represents operational infrastructure for outcome-based MHPAEA enforcement at the state level, specifically targeting the reimbursement-rate discrimination gap that procedural enforcement cannot address.

## Sources
- Illinois DOI 2026 Compliance Report