Premium
Ruling against UBH in class action resonates within treatment community
Author(s) -
Enos Gary
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
alcoholism and drug abuse weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7591
pISSN - 1042-1394
DOI - 10.1002/adaw.32445
Subject(s) - class action , action (physics) , managed care , affect (linguistics) , call to action , federal court , health insurance , health care , class (philosophy) , law , political science , business , psychology , communication , advertising , supreme court , state (computer science) , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , computer science , artificial intelligence
A federal court ruling against the level‐of‐care and coverage guidelines of managed behavioral health insurance giant United Behavioral Health (UBH) earned plaudits in the substance use treatment community earlier this year, but it remains too soon to determine how the action ultimately might fuel other potential legal challenges and affect managed care's own practices.