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An attorney with a background in mental health, Meiram Bendat offers clients a comprehensive set of skills and knowledge unique in the field of health law. After representing children and families in the Los Angeles child welfare system and treating patients, he founded Psych-Appeal, the country’s first private mental health insurance law firm in 2011. Since then, Dr. Bendat has helped patients and providers successfully challenge denials of mental health treatment through administrative appeals and impact litigation, recovering millions of dollars in wrongly withheld benefits.
Dr. Bendat is an attorney licensed by the State Bar of California as well as a psychotherapist licensed by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. With a background in law, clinical psychology, marriage and family therapy, and psychoanalysis, he has served as a consultant to various mental health organizations and frequently presents on patient advocacy, access to treatment, and mental health parity. He is a member of the American Psychoanalytic Association Committee on Government Relations and has served as a distinguished Ittleson Consultant to the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry. He has also taught at Antioch University, UCLA, and the New Center for Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles.
Dr. Bendat has been interviewed by The New York Times, Forbes, Psychiatric News, and other media outlets. In collaboration with the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry, he recently authored, “In Name Only? Mental Health Parity or Illusory Reform.” The article was published in a special issue of the Journal of Psychodynamic Psychiatry devoted to the impact of mental health parity and the Affordable Care Act.
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Chat withState: California
Acquired: 1998
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8560 W Sunset Blvd Ste 500, West Hollywood, CA, 90069-2342
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Posted by anonymous | June 08, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Insurance
Mental Health Insurance Claim
Meiram's background and experience make him uniquely qualified to help families coping with mental health insurance issues. He is a very strategic thinker with a deep understanding of both the mental health system and mental health insurance industry. He was always very prompt, clear, and direct in...
Posted by anonymous | March 31, 2015 | Insurance
Medical Claims Denied by Insurance
Our insurance company denied our daughter's medical claims for mental health services. Her doctor's and therapists highly recommended treatment. We decided to pay for her treatment ourselves, not knowing if we would ever receive reimbursement. Luckily, we found Meiram Bendat. He immediately unde...
Posted by Jessica | March 19, 2014 | Lawsuits & Disputes
Excellent Attorney
We hired Attorney Bendat during a very difficult time in our lives. Everything we were dealing with was new and quite frankly, frightening. From the moment we hired Attorney Bendat, that all changed. Not only did he win everything, he did so while keeping me informed at every turn. I am an Attorney ...
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Ittleson Consultant, Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry
2011 - Present
President, Psych-Appeal, Inc.
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J.D.
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PhD
2015
Addressing Insurer Incursions on Treatment in the Era of Mental Health Parity
2014
English