Just a few months ago, a California district court ruled that the state’s Mental Health Parity Act requires Blue Shield of California to pay for benefits for residential treatment for a client’s major depressive disorder and panic disorder. This was the first case to apply the earlier landmark ruling, Harlick v. Blue Shieldof California , […]
Category Archives: Residential Treatment
Eating Disorder Patients Fight Twice the Battle: Their Illness & Their Insurance Carrier
The BattleA national struggle persists, and threatens the lives of roughly 11 million Americans. Eating disorders, the deadliest of all mental health illnesses, torment millions of people, and only one in ten get the treatment essential for recovery (Making Peace with Women’s Bodies).The Emily Program (one of the largest eating disorder treatment facilities in the […]
Mental Health Parity: What Does It Really Mean?
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 […]
Blue Shield Must Provide Residential Care Benefits for Substance Abuse: Mental Health Parity Mandates Coverage for Underlying Depression and Panic Disorders
LOS ANGELES, JANUARY 18, 2012 – Kantor & Kantor, LLP, LLP announced today that the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled in favor of the firm’s client Laura Burton, deciding that California’s Mental Health Parity Act mandates that Blue Shield of California must provide benefits for residential treatment of Ms. Burton’s […]
Eating Disorder Treatment & The Significance of Educating Insurance Companies
It’s quite a contradiction that those responsible for paying for treatment of eating disorders are the least knowledgeable about the illness. Eating disorders are incredibly complicated and complex illnesses, which may require intense therapy in residential treatment facilities for as little as a month, or as long as several years. Eleven million Americans suffer from […]
The Recorder Names Lisa Kantor Among Its 2011 Attorneys Of The Year
Lisa Kantor was selected as an Attorney of the Year, in San Francisco legal newspaper The Recorder’s third annual list, recognizing the significant accomplishments of California attorneys who made headlines in 2011 for notable achievements in court or on a major deal. Ms. Kantor was honored for her win in the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court […]
After Being Denied, Eating Disorder Patient Gets Treatment
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/12/06/bc-anorexia-patient-gets-treatment.htmlIt’s unfortunate that Amber Foster wasn’t able to get treatment without CBC News covering this story, despite her deteriorating health. It is admirable, however, that she was taken in by the Edmonton program at a time when treatment and support was scarce. They have offered a three month hospital stay, followed by a three-month residential […]
