Federal Judge Says Record Supports Medical Need For Residential Care

Mealey's (July 29, 2020, 1:52 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Doctors consistently relied on appropriate standards in concluding that a "medically fragile" woman needed residential treatment for her eating disorder, in stark contrast to an insurer's review, which consisted of questionable standards and conclusory reliance on lower treatment levels, a federal judge in California said in granting judgment to the plaintiff on July 23 (Jamie F. v. UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co., No. 19-1111, N.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 130532)....