Washington Court Reinstates Wilderness Treatment Case’s ACA Breach Of Contract Claim

Mealey's (November 22, 2022, 2:07 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — An individual denied residential treatment benefits may pursue a breach of contract claim based on allegations that the exclusion violates the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and that it constitutes a separate limitation on mental health treatments, a Washington appeals court said Nov. 21 in reversing a summary judgment ruling in part....