5th Circuit Panel Affirms Abuse-Of-Discretion Standard Proper In Benefits Denial

Mealey's (April 25, 2017, 1:25 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 21 affirmed a Texas federal judge’s ruling denying coverage for partial hospitalization for mental health treatment, saying that the judge properly reviewed the denial of coverage under an abuse-of-discretion standard (Ariana M. v. Humana Health Plan of Texas Inc., No. 16-20174, 5th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 7072)....

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