10th Circuit Revives ERISA Claim For Violation Of Parity Act In Coverage Row

( November 28, 2023, 2:25 PM EST) -- DENVER — Reversing and remanding dismissal of a Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA or Parity Act) claim in a case over residential mental health treatment, a 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled in part that the insureds “plausibly alleged a disparity between the treatment limitations applied to benefits for mental health or substance abuse care compared to those applied to benefits for medical or surgical care.”...