Hundreds of thousands of patients in Georgia could have to find new doctors if Anthem BlueCross BlueShield and Northside Hospital don't reach a new agreement.
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March 8, 2021
On Friday the court issued an order denying the motion to dismiss in a case brought against Anthem BlueCross BlueShield of Wisconsin et al. The case, filed in the District of Utah, alleges that Anthem BlueCross BlueShield, in administrating the Advocate Aurora Health Care, Inc. Health and Welfare Plan was unfairly requiring higher medical standards for mental health treatment than for medical treatment in violation of the Parity Act, a subset of ERISA.
The plaintiff’s son was admitted to two separate residential treatment facilities after outpatient treatment was not successful. BCBS denied the treatment as not medically necessary, stating that lower levels of care, such as an intensive outpatient program (“IOP”) or a partial hospitalization program (“PHP”), should have been tried prior to moving to a residential setting. BCBS also indicated that there was no evidence of imminent harm to justify skipping these lower levels of care.
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YOUNGSTOWN The city today is expected to vaccinate against COVID-19 about 225 people who are at least 80 years old.
Health Commissioner Erin Bishop told city council Wednesday that about 85 people in that age group had been vaccinated Tuesday and Wednesday. About 225 will be vaccinated today, 175 Friday and a handful on Saturday.
The vaccinations are given at the Eugenia Atkinson Recreation Center, 903 Otis St.
The city received 500 first-dose vaccines this week for those who are 80 and older. The state ordered vaccines for that age group to start this week.
Starting Monday, those at least 75 years old can get the vaccine.
“It’s been crazy getting people registered,” Bishop said.