5th Circuit Affirms Proton Therapy Ruling In Favor Of Throat Cancer Patient

Mealey's (May 5, 2023, 12:01 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Affirming a ruling requiring a health insurer to pay for a throat cancer patient’s proton beam therapy (PBT), a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel said in an unpublished per curiam opinion that a lower court used the right standard of review and the insurer’s denial of coverage was not supported by substantial evidence....