LaVallee, et al v. Medcost Benefits Services et al

  1. June 04, 2024

    Benefits Plan Inks Deal To End Mental Health Coverage Suit

    The employee benefits plan at Mountain Area Health Education Center became the last remaining defendant to reach a settlement in a North Carolina district court lawsuit accusing an insurer and others of refusing to cover the cost of a patient's stay at a residential treatment center.

  2. December 07, 2023

    Judge Drops MedCost From Suit Challenging Coverage Denial

    A North Carolina federal judge cited lack of jurisdiction as he dismissed MedCost from a lawsuit that accused the insurer and others of illegally refusing to cover the cost of an individual's stay at a residential treatment center.

  3. January 24, 2023

    Insurer Can't Slip Mental Health Coverage Suit

    A North Carolina federal judge tossed a claim accusing an insurer of violating a federal law mandating equal handling of mental health care and other types of treatment, but said a woman who sought coverage for her daughter's residential care could proceed under federal benefits law.