Aetna has agreed to pay $250,000 in reimbursements to up to 100 New Jersey policyholders whose eating disorder claims were denied and to liberalize its coverage for many future claimants. Plaintiffs counsel Bruce Nagel stated that the settlement is "believed to be the first in which a health insurer in New Jersey has agreed to cover eating disorders" the same as biologically based mental illnesses. But the agreement faces opposition from a lawyer in a similar case who is Nagel's estranged former partner.
June 03, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
In a step toward better insurance coverage for eating disorders, Aetna has agreed to pay $250,000 in reimbursements to up to 100 New Jersey policyholders whose claims were denied and to liberalize its largesse for many future claimants.
The agreement, if approved, would settle a class action suit in federal court in Newark, N.J., brought by insureds seeking the same benefits for anorexia and bulimia that are available in cases of biologically based mental illnesses such as schizophrenia.
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