Northridge, CA
Health insurance Lawyer at Northridge, CA
Practice Areas: Health Insurance, Employee Benefits ... +2 more
OUTCOME: Judgment for Plaintiff
the first of its kind federal appellate court decision that ruled health plans must pay for all medically necessary treatment of severe mental illness under the same financial terms and conditions as t ... hey provide for physical illnesses. In particular, this ruling will help thousands of people suffering from eating disorders receive residential treatment crucial for recovery.
OUTCOME: Judgment for Plaintiff
first decision interpreting Harlick deciding that California’s Mental Health Parity Act mandates that insurers provide benefits for residential treatment for major depressive disorder and panic disorde ... r.
OUTCOME: Judgment for Plaintiff
Ms. Kantor successfully petitioned the California Department of Managed Health Care on behalf of a client with anorexia being discharged from a residential care facility, forcing her insurer to agree t ... o pay for her treatment.
OUTCOME: Judgment for Plaintiff
Ms. Kantor recovered benefits for a client suffering from bulimia when her medical plan declined to refer her to an out-of-plan treatment facility and refused to pay for the cost of treatment. The Cal ... ifornia Court of Appeal ruled that the decision to place the plaintiff in residential treatment, rather than follow the health insurers flawed treatment decisions, may have saved her life.
OUTCOME: Judgment for Plaintiff
Ms. Kantor prevailed at trial and on appeal when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined her client was entitled to long-term disability benefits after the employer changed its policy definiti ... on to exclude her eating disorder. The court ruled that the plan in effect at the time of disability was the plan that governed the disposition of benefits.
OUTCOME: Judgment for Plaintiff
the first published appellate decision in California for an eating disorder case where her client was denied benefits for in-patient treatment of bulimia. The Court of Appeal interpreted California's m ... ental health parity law to include beneficiaries from California policies who did not live in California and sought medical care outside of California.
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