Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Asserting Treatment Of Eating Disorder Was Wrongfully Denied

Mealey's (December 15, 2017, 11:21 AM EST) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A California federal judge on Dec. 4 dismissed with leave to amend a woman’s lawsuit alleging that a health insurer wrongfully denied her request for continued residential treatment for an eating disorder and wrongfully relied on its “medical necessity” eating disorder guidelines, finding that it is unclear from the first amended complaint what, if any, retrospective relief she seeks (Aurora Bailey v. Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Co., No. 16-04439, N.D. Calif.)....