Judge Affirms Denial Of Benefits In Mental Health ERISA Case

(July 29, 2021, 12:30 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The burden of showing applicability of a health plan exception where in-network care was unavailable within 75 miles of a residence falls on the insured, and the record is devoid of evidence that an insurer improperly denied a man’s claim for mental health and substance abuse treatment, a federal judge in Louisiana said July 26 in affirming a denial of Employee Retirement Income Security Act benefits....

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