Judge Reverses Course; Indiana Insureds May Challenge Autism Treatment Hours Cap

Mealey's (November 10, 2017, 2:10 PM EST) -- BENTON, Ill. —Indiana’s autism health insurance coverage mandate permits caps on how many hours of treatment an insurer must cover, but the ambiguity created by an agency’s interpretation also mandating that insurers cover all services in a treatment plan permits plaintiffs’ claims challenging denials of coverage, a federal judge in the state said Nov. 8 in reconsidering an earlier order (W.P., et al. v. Anthem Insurance Companies Inc., No. 15-562, S.D. Ind., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 185591)....