Federal Judge Dismisses Insureds' Out-Of-Network Underpayment Class Action

Mealey's (August 31, 2020, 1:36 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — Class action allegations claiming violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act in the alleged underpayment for out-of-network mental health and substance abuse treatments are not adequately supported and must be dismissed, a federal judge in California said Aug. 26 (LD, et al. v. United Behavioral Health, et al., No. 20-2254, N.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155224)....