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Why do health insurers deny claims?
When you are ill and a doctor recommends a course of treatment, you naturally assume that your health insurer will reimburse the cost. That is not always the case, though, and it is not uncommon for benefits to be denied, especially if the costs are high. Examples...
Mental health coverage required under 2008 parity act
Increasing awareness of federal requirements for equal health insurance coverage of mental and physical conditions has led to a spate of litigation relating to health insurance denials. In Christine S. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico, 2019 WL 6974772 (D. Utah,...
Courts continue to permit plaintiffs to plead simultaneous claims for benefits and breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA
Ever since the Supreme Court’s ruling in Varity Corp. v. Howe, 516 U.S. 489 (1996), courts have grappled with whether plaintiffs who file suit under the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) can plead simultaneous claims for benefits under § 502(a)(1)(B)...
Announcements
DeBofsky and Reynolds to speak at EBC Midwinter Meeting
Mark DeBofsky and William Reynolds will be speaking at the American Bar Association Employee Benefits Committee Midwinter Meeting in Rancho Mirage, California on February 6, 2020. William Reynolds: TOP TEN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS TOPICS OF 2019 (Thursday, 2/6 at 8:15 a.m....
Casciari to speak on mental health parity at TIPS Midwinter Meeting
Marie E. Casciari will be speaking at the ABA TIPS Midwinter Symposium on Insurance and Employee Benefits – Life, Health and Disability, and ERISA: Emerging Issues and Litigation in Austin, TX from January 16-18, 2020 on the following panel: "Into the Wilderness:...
Casciari to speak on ERISA Preemption at ERISA Basics
Marie E. Casciari will be speaking at the ABA JCEB ERISA Basics National Institute in Chicago, IL from October 16-18, 2019 on the following panel: "ERISA Preemption." Additional program information can be found here:...
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