Litigation
Aug. 15, 2013
Differing interpretations of health law at heart of autism lawsuit
Two state agencies that regulate health care take opposing views on a law that governs coverage of autism treatments. The rift is at the heart of an ongoing lawsuit being considered by appeals court justices.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Two state agencies that regulate slightly different kinds of health insurance plans are taking dramatically different views on the same state law that requires mental health coverage.
Appellate court justices Wednesday heard arguments in the latest step of a four-year saga over a lawsuit that seeks to require the state Department of Managed Health Care to provide coverage to autisti...
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