October 25, 2024
A Ninth Circuit judge pressed Premera Blue Cross on Friday to defend refusing coverage for a Washington teen's lengthy mental health residential treatment, questioning if the insurer engaged in a meaningful dialogue as required with the youth's family in letters explaining why the treatment was medically unnecessary.
June 12, 2023
A teenager is not entitled to coverage from a Premera Blue Cross plan for her lengthy mental health treatment at a residential facility, a Washington federal judge said Monday, ruling that the teen had not proved the extended-stay treatment was medically necessary under the plan.
June 08, 2023
A Washington federal judge on Thursday said the insurance industry's practice of letting an insurer decide whether it is required to provide coverage is "kind of strange" during a hearing involving a teen's lawsuit seeking coverage from a Premera Blue Cross plan for her yearlong mental health treatment at a residential facility.