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Appeals Mental Health Insurance Claims

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Ninth Circuit Affirms ERISA Plan Administrator’s Decision, Validates Use of Industry Guidelines and Medical Evidence

On March 5, 2019, Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued his opinion in Wit v. United Behavioral Health, in which he attempted to significantly change how...more

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Ninth Circuit Defers to Plan Design and Administrative Discretion on Bounds of Mental Health Coverage

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Wit et al. v. United Behavioral Health and Alexander et al. v. United Behavioral Health) exemplifies the challenge in balancing a desire to cover evolving...more

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