UnitedHealthcare Beats Class Certification in Mental Health Suit

UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co., United Behavioral Health, and MultiPlan Inc. won’t have to face as a class action allegations that they underpaid claims for mental health treatment.

The case was brought by Apple Inc. and Tesla Inc. workers who participated in benefits plans offered through their employer. The anonymized plaintiffs alleged when they sought out-of-network services related to their alcohol use disorder, the health insurance companies underpaid their share of the cost.

The US District Court for the Northern District of California on March 31 denied the plantiffs’ motion to certify the case as a class action. The ruling comes ...