Health Care & Hospital Law
Sep. 13, 2011
Insurer asks 9th Circuit to reconsider mental health ruling
Blue Shield of California is asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a controversial ruling requiring that insurance companies cover certain mental disorders.
By Mandy Jackson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Blue Shield of California is asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a controversial ruling requiring that insurance companies cover certain mental health disorders under a California state law.
The court's ruling came in an Aug. 26 order that said Blue Shield was obligated under California's Mental Health Parity Act to pay for plaintiff Jeanene Harlick's treatment for an eating disorder. Jeanene Harli...
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