August 17th, 2022 is National Nonprofit Day, a day to recognize the goals and positive impact that nonprofit organizations have all over the world. According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, there are 1.5 million registered nonprofit organizations in the United States. Nonprofit organizations throughout the country work to promote awareness and offer assistance to individuals who otherwise […]
Our firm is involved in litigating a proton beam cancer treatment denial case in Georgia, Ghattas v. Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Care Plan of Georgia, Inc., Case No. 1:20-CV-03157-ELR, 2020 WL 6867155 (N.D. Ga. Nov. 18, 2020). Defendants Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Care Plan of Georgia (BCBSGA) answered Plaintiff Christopher Ghattas’ Complaint alleging […]
Eating disorders have been shown to have high rates of hospitalizations and death (Arcelus, Mitchell, Wales, & Nielsen, 2011; Klump, Bulik, Kaye, Treasure, & Tyson, 2009). So it is imperative that both those who struggle with eating disorders and their caregivers are able to identify competent treatment providers.This is the third part of our series […]
Guest Post by Lauren Muhlheim, Psy.D., CEDS, and Alli Spotts-De Lazzer, LMFT, LPCC, CEDSIn our previous article, “Consumer Beware: What You Should Know About In-Network Insurance Provider Lists,” we described how parent advocate, James Cameron, had difficulty finding qualified eating disorder trained providers among the list of “eating disorder therapists” provided by his insurer. Upon […]
Lauren Muhlheim, Psy.D., CEDS and Alli Spotts-De Lazzer, LMFT, LPCC, CEDSThis guest post was written for Kantor & Kantor as the first of a series examining insurance and outpatient treatment providers. Check back soon for more.If you found out that that your in-network oncologist checked a box that he/she treats cancer, and the insurance company […]
1. Did you know that we work on contingency?We are here to help you and relieve stress, not cause you more stress or financial worry as you work to recover. For this reason, we work on a contingency-fee basis. So, what does that really mean? It means that you do not pay us a fee […]
Originally posted on Gurze Eating Disorder BlogsAt the White House National Conference on June 3rd, President Obama was powerful in expressing the critical importance of bringing mental illness out of the shadows. The President assured us that those who suffer should not be alone, should not feel ashamed, and should not endure the stigma that […]
On January 31, 2013 Senator Al Franken (D-MN) announced the introduction of the Mental Health in Schools Act, a bill designed to make mental health treatment accessible for students. This bill would facilitate the relationship between schools and community mental health centers in order to improve access to care.Senator Franken believes that attending to the […]
One of the most significant barriers for those suffering from eating disorders (and other mental health illnesses) is obtaining insurance coverage for residential treatment. In the US, as many as 10 million females and 1 million males are suffering from eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, and tragically, anorexia has the highest mortality rate […]
