Judge: Insurer Can’t Escape Utah As Venue For Mental Health Coverage Case

Mealey's (November 5, 2018, 3:30 PM EST) -- SALT LAKE CITY — A health insurer’s decision to have its insureds file claims and appeals with a Utah address provides sufficient basis for bringing a suit claiming that it improperly denied coverage for residential adolescent mental health treatment, a federal judge held Oct. 24 (D.K., et al. v. United Behavioral Health, et al., No. 17-1328, D. Utah, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 183341)....