Allegations Satisfy As-Applied Parity Act Claim, Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (February 16, 2021, 8:41 AM EST) -- SALT LAKE CITY — Allegations that an insurer covers subacute inpatient care in the mental health and medical setting while imposing acute-level criteria to such care only in the mental health setting suffices for a Parity Act claim, a federal judge in Utah said Jan. 29 in denying dismissal of an as-applied claim and rejecting precedent from a case involving a facial challenge....