On Aug. 22, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its third opinion in Wit v. United Behavioral Health, vacating its January opinion, which itself replaced an earlier memorandum disposition.[1] […]
Denials of health insurance coverage for treatment of behavioral health conditions have been drawing increasing judicial attention. […]
A lengthy history of discrimination by health insurers against claims involving behavioral health conditions and substance use disorders led Congress to pass the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act3 (MHPAEA) in 2008. 4[…]
Employee benefit claimants’ entitlement to a full and fair review of claim denials prior to judicial intervention is embedded in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.[1] Regulations promulgated by the
U.S. Department of Labor flesh out the specifics as to what constitutes such a review. […]
DeBofsky Law Founder, Mark DeBofsky, filed an amicus brief on March 17, 2023, on behalf of 9 prominent organizations in support of a rehearing en banc in the case of David and Natasha Wit v. United Behavioral Health. […]
Our founding partner, Mark DeBofsky, recently completed an important assignment where he was appointed to the Illinois “Disability Income Insurance and Parity for Behavioral Health Conditions Task Force. The task force was to examine the issue of disability insurance policies offering disparate coverage for behavioral health conditions, in contrast to health insurance where parity in coverage for physical and mental conditions is statutorily mandated. […]