On July 6, 2016, the U.S. House of Representatives took a huge step forward to improve the lives of Americans living with mental illness.The House passed H.R.2646, the “Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act,” sponsored by Reps. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) with votes tallying an overwhelming 422 to 2.Although originally […]
Kantor & Kantor is happy to announce that it has won an important victory on behalf of a young woman with bulimia nervosa.The woman, whose name has been kept anonymous by the court due to her young age, entered residential treatment for her bulimia in 2012. She submitted a claim for benefits to her insurance […]
Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed in May in the United States since 1949 by Presidential proclamation. Each year millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental condition. According to the National Institute for Mental Health, an estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older—about one in four adults—suffer from […]
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 […]
US Representative Joe Kennedy III recently introduced an important bill, a bill that would force transparency guidelines upon insurance companies, a bill that would require insurance companies to disclose to federal regulators how often they deny mental health or substance abuse claims – as well as cite specific reasons for their denials, a bill that […]
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 […]
In 1997, Dr. Steven Bratman coined the term orthorexia to help his patients realize that instead of being healthy, their eating habits were disordered. Then in 2004, Dr. Bratman expanded his theory of orthorexia in his book, Health Food Junkies.The only problem is that unlike anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, orthorexia nervosa is not an […]
There are countless barriers and obstacles to beginning and completing an eating disorder recovery journey. For some, the recovery process can be a constant and unfinished work. A continuous motion. A conscious effort. Our friend and colleague Shannon Cutts spoke on this concept beautifully, “If we want to win the war against Ed, we need […]
1. They utilize internal guidelines. Many insurances companies will make decisions based upon their own internal guidelines. They will deny or approve claims for eating disorder treatment, or deny a specific level of treatment, without providing transparency for how these decisions are being made. For a clear and simple description of what insurers should be […]
On May 13, 2015, the Missouri State House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 145 (SB 145) requiring insurance companies to provide proper diagnosis and treatment for eating disorders. After seven years of much effort, dedication, and advocacy, the legislation finally passed and remains in the hands of Governor Jay Nixon for approval. The new legislation […]
