9th Circuit Affirms ERISA Medical Necessity Ruling In Residential Treatment Row

( June 11, 2024, 1:51 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Affirming summary judgment for an insured in a $182,410.14 dispute with a health insurer over reimbursement for a minor’s stay at a residential treatment facility, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel said in an unpublished memorandum disposition that the lower court didn’t abuse its discretion in considering two sets of guidelines and ruling the stay medically necessary....