April 10, 2025
A Maine federal judge tossed a teacher's proposed class action claiming health insurer Elevance committed disability discrimination by declining to cover weight loss medication to treat obesity, finding she hadn't shown bias was behind her health plan's refusal to pay for the drugs.
October 22, 2024
Elevance asked a Maine federal court to toss a worker's proposed class action alleging subsidiary Anthem violated healthcare nondiscrimination law by denying coverage for a weight loss drug to treat obesity, arguing the insurer's decision was based on her employer's plan exclusion and not bias.