In Partial Reversal, Panel Orders Reprocessing Of Residential Treatment Claims

Mealey's (August 18, 2023, 1:04 PM EDT) -- DENVER — Partly reversing and remanding an Employee Retirement Income Security Act dispute over denial of claims for residential treatment for mental health and substance use, a 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled that a Utah federal court correctly found a violation of ERISA’s claims-processing requirements but applied “the wrong legal standard” in ordering a remedy....

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