The Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 (WHCRA) was signed into law on October 21, 1998. The WHCRA provides protections for individuals who elect breast reconstruction after a mastectomy. The WHCRA covers women who undergo a mastectomy for any medical reason, not just to treat breast cancer.Under WHCRA, if your group health plan […]
Suicide is a Leading Cause of Death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) WISQARS Leading Causes of Death Reports, in 2017:Suicide was the tenth leading cause of death overall in the United States, claiming the lives of over 47,000 people.Suicide was the second leading cause of death […]
It’s a common story shared by an increasing number of women. They received breast implants and after a period of time, they started getting sick. A client, whose name is being kept anonymous to protect her privacy, contacted Kantor & Kantor recently for help with an insurance denial. The woman was in failing health and […]
We Have Achieved Tier 1 Ranking in Insurance LawAt Kantor & Kantor, LLP, we are proud to announce that we have recently been named in the latest edition of “Best Law Firms,” a publication of Best Lawyers® and U.S. News & World Report. We were regionally ranked in Tier 1 in insurance law, compared with […]
Today, Monday, July 24, it appears the US Senate plans to vote on one of two bills to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as early as tomorrow, Tuesday, July 25. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) urges you to contact your US Senators to ask them to vote no on either health care […]
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 […]
And remember – we call it the good fight not because it is the easy fight but because it is the right fight. – Cleo WadeYesterday something big happened. Something huge.It’s called The 21st Century Cures Act and it has been termed the most significant piece of mental health legislation since 2008. This bill, the […]
An NBC news investigation has found that health plans improperly denied coverage of mental health services in 48 percent of all cases. The California Department of Managed Health Care (“DMHC”) conducts independent medical reviews of insurance health claims denied based on lack of medical necessity. The DMHC reviews have resulted in overturning more mental health […]
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 […]
You may have heard about – or directly experienced – an insurance denial for some type of medical care (i.e. you need a medical treatment or service, and your insurance company thinks otherwise). You may have even experienced an outright lack of coverage for specific medical needs (i.e. you need a medical treatment or service, […]
