ERISA Fiduciary Duty Claims Related To Denial Of Autism Treatment Continue

Mealey's (January 11, 2016, 8:14 AM EST) -- PORTLAND, Ore — A federal judge in Oregon on Jan. 7 denied a health insurers’ motion to dismiss claims alleging that it breached its fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by denying coverage for applied behavioral analysis (ABA) therapy for the treatment of autism-related spectrum disorder to children who have been diagnosed as autistic (A.F., by and through his parents and guardians, Brenna Legaard and Scott Fournier, et al. v. Providence Health Plan, No. 13-776, D. Ore.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1503)....

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