In Jessica U. v. Health Care Service Corp., No. CV 18-05-H-CCL, 2020 WL 6504437 (D. Mont. Nov. 5, 2020), the court considered the residential treatment of Jessica, a 16-year-old with a long history of medical and mental health conditions. Jessica had a complicated history of gastric distress and illness which preceded her residential treatment by […]
Kantor & Kantor, LLP achieved another victory in a mental health benefits case from the District of Utah, Rachel S. v. Life and Health Benefits Plan of American Red Cross, No. 2:14-CV-778, 2020 WL 6204402 (D. Utah Oct. 22, 2020). In Rachel S., the plaintiff seeks benefits for residential treatment denied by Cigna, the Plan’s […]
Inhale, Exhale. Inhale Exhale…….“It is not my fault. Why didn’t I see the signs early on? Will she get better? She will get better! I feel so helpless! Is there hope? There is hope. What can I do? What can’t I do? She can’t do this alone. But she has to take this journey on […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered our lives. In the face of fear, uncertainty, altered daily routines, financial pressures, and social isolation, it is understandable that we might experience fear, sadness, loneliness, and other uncomfortable emotions. While these feelings are normal in the short-term, these same emotions can have detrimental effects on our wellbeing when […]
This year Mental Illness Awareness Weeks runs from October 4th through October 10th. The theme of this year’s Mental Illness Awareness Week is “What People with Mental Illness Want You to Know.” Throughout the week, Kantor & Kantor will be sharing and highlighting different voices of people affected by mental illness (patients, family members, medical […]
Michelle Konstantinovsky’s August 26, 2020 article, published in Scientific American, sheds light on the stark reality that not only are eating disorders very serious diseases, but many sufferers have gotten worse during the COVID pandemic.The article discusses that perhaps one reason behind the worsening of those suffering is being online so much more now because […]
Kantor & Kantor, LLP recently shared the wonderful news about a victory achieved on behalf of one of our clients who had been denied insurance benefits for the treatment of her conditions that included anorexia nervosa, depression, anxiety, OCD and self-harm. This blog explains a bit more about how a case like Jamie’s works, as […]
PLEASE ACT TODAY! Urge Your Representatives to Vote “Yes” to Help Military Families Over Age 20 Access Eating Disorders Treatment Coverage Under TRICARE.ISSUE: Unfortunately, the House Armed Services Committee did not include the SERVE Act Amendment within their July 1st NDAA legislation, however the Senate did include it within their version of the NDAA! We […]
If You Live in One of the States Listed Below, Please Take 30 Seconds to Tweet, Urging Your Member on the House Armed Services Committee to Vote for SERVE Act AmendmentApplicable States: AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IN, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, […]
With the confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the rise all across the United States, health officials continue to encourage people young and old to practice social distancing, limit unnecessary social interactions and wash their hands. As of this writing, 17 states have implemented stay-at-home orders, which means that more than 50% of the U.S. population […]
