Judge: Denial Of Wilderness Therapy Coverage Was Arbitrary, Capricious

(June 7, 2024, 8:15 AM EDT) -- SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah federal judge has found that Anthem Blue Cross Life & Health Insurance Co. and a self-funded employer health plan it administers arbitrarily and capriciously denied coverage for wilderness therapy for a minor child and in lieu of a court award of benefits remanded the issue to the insurer for further consideration consistent with the judge’s decision....