U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon ruled that Providence’s denial of coverage violated both federal and state mental health parity laws. The statutes require health insurers to cover mental health issues no different than physical issues. Continue reading “OregonLive, “Judge Rules Providence Health Plan Wrongfully Denied Coverage for Autistic Kids””

Providence Health Plan has lost the federal class-action lawsuit brought by the parents of preschool-age autistic children after the insurer denied their physician-prescribed treatment, applied behavior analysis. Continue reading “The Lund Report, “Providence Loses Autism Case in Federal District Court””