Health Care & Hospital Law
May 12, 2011
Appeals Court Weighs Anorexia Lawsuit
A case that adds to the debate over whether certain expensive mental health services can be mandated by state laws will be heard today before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
After two decades of battling severe anorexia that often landed her in the emergency room, Jeanene Harlick finally entered an intensive treatment program at the recommendation of her doctor in 2006.
The residential facility in St. Louis, Mo. offered around-the-clock care from medical and psychiatric experts. The only problem was whether Harlick's health insurance plan covered such treatment.
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