Judge: Deferential Standard Dooms Parity Act, ERISA Residential Treatment Claims

Mealey's (June 28, 2021, 2:20 PM EDT) -- NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Insureds have not shown denial of coverage for residential health treatments requires a standard of review other than arbitrary and capricious, that the decision violates that standard or that the insurer treats such treatments differently from similar care provided in the medical and surgical setting, a federal judge in Tennessee said June 25 in granting summary judgment to two defendants....