Family Advances Parity Act Suit Over Two-Year Mental Health Stay

A family seeking coverage for a teenager’s two-year stay at a residential mental health treatment center advanced their lawsuit accusing the University of San Francisco’s health plan of violating the federal mental health parity law.

The plan declined to cover the teenager’s care at Innercept Treatment Center, an Idaho facility for teens and young adults, in part because it didn’t satisfy a plan term requiring the facility to be accredited by one of four national organizations. The teenager—referred to as K.G.—said this was a violation of the federal Mental Health Parity & Addiction Equity Act, because the plan didn’t impose ...