February 06, 2025
A Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday declined to renew a family's suit against Premera Blue Cross for refusing to cover extensive residential mental health treatment for a Washington teen, backing the insurer's determination that the treatment was not medically necessary.
October 25, 2024
A Ninth Circuit judge pressed Premera Blue Cross on Friday to defend refusing coverage for a Washington teen's lengthy mental health residential treatment, questioning if the insurer engaged in a meaningful dialogue as required with the youth's family in letters explaining why the treatment was medically unnecessary.