A federal judge ruled against a subsidy of UnitedHealthcare, saying it created internal policies that effectively discriminated against those seeking mental health and substance abuse treatment
In a scathing decision, a federal judge blasted a subsidiary of the nation's largest insurance company for focusing on the"bottom line as much or more" than patients' health, saying the insurer illegally denied treatment to thousands of people. The judge also slammed the company's medical directors for being"deceptive" under oath.
US Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph Spero issued his decision Tuesday against United Behavioral Health, a unit of UnitedHealthcare, saying the insurer created internal policies that effectively discriminated against those seeking mental health and substance abuse treatment.
"Given the fact United is the largest insurer in the country, this is a very disturbing decision, and it has implications for United that they really haven't come to grips with."He said that the decision is made even more important because it comes at a time when life expectancy in America as been going down because of a"public health crisis in mental health and addiction.
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