Health Care & Hospital Law
Dec. 28, 2011
Health care reform won't end battles over coverage for mental health treatment
Health care reform could end the war over some mental health treatment options, but the fight most likely will continue for some patients who need specialized therapy.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
When the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this year ordered a private health care plan to cover residential treatment for a woman with an eating disorder, the decision struck at the heart of a long-running political and legal debate over insurance coverage for mental health services.
That debate has been front-and-center in numerous legal battles in California due to state and federal laws r...
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