Providers, States Warn Of Deteriorating Mental Health Care From 9th Circuit Ruling

Mealey's (May 31, 2022, 3:10 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Allowing an insurer to shirk generally accepted standards of care in favor of its own guidelines for coverage determinations threatens both the quality of mental health care and the public fisc of the states, amici curiae tell Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a handful of May 13 briefs urging rehearing of a decision finding that the plan did not require adherence to the standards....