9th Circuit: No Error In Denying Coverage For Residential Treatments

Mealey's (December 3, 2020, 2:33 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A record’s scant evidence a man posed a risk of harm to himself or others supports a health insurer’s conclusion that residential treatments were not medically necessary, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel said Dec. 2 (Brian H., et al. v. Blue Shield of California, et al., No. 19-16775, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 37632)....