Medical Benefit Claims

D.K. v. United Behavioral Health, No. 21-4088, __ F. 4th __, 2023 WL 3443353 (10th Cir. May. 15, 2023) (Before Circuit Judges Carson, Lucero, and Rossman)

Good news this week for healthcare claimants in the Tenth Circuit. This case, in which a family successfully challenged a denial by United Behavioral Health of residential

Salim v. Louisiana Health Serv. & Indem. Co., No. 22-30573, __ F. App’x __, 2023 WL 3222804 (5th Cir. May. 3, 2023) (Before Circuit Judges Higginbotham, Southwick, and Willett)

The three words no patient ever wants to hear from his or her health insurer are “not medically necessary.” These words can turn a lifesaving

The Ninth Circuit Giveth, the Ninth Circuit Taketh Away in Two Health Cases Against United

Ryan S. v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc., No. 20-56310, __ F. App’x __, 2022 WL 883743 (9th Cir. Mar. 24, 2022) (Before Circuit Judges Collins and Lee, and District Judge Jill A. Otake)

Wit v. United Behavioral Health, No. 20-17363, __ F. App’x __, 2022 WL 850647 (9th Cir. Mar. 22, 2022) (Before Circuit Judges Christen and Forrest, and District Judge Michael M. Anello)

We have two notable decisions this week; both are unpublished memorandum dispositions from the Ninth Circuit involving class actions against UnitedHealthcare and its affiliates.
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