Insurer Granted Summary Judgment In Autism Evidence-Based Insurance Coverage Case

Mealey's (May 11, 2023, 2:06 PM EDT) -- MADISON, Wis. — A couple has not shown that an insurer’s decision not to cover certain autism spectrum disorder (ASD) treatments deviated from a plan’s evidence-based approach, that its standards were outdated or that it treated mental health treatments differently from similar medical or surgical treatments, a federal judge in Wisconsin said in granting summary judgment to the insurer....