Court Finds CA Health Insurance Providers Must Cover Anorexia Treatment Eating DisordersBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 4, 2011The 9th U.S. District Circuit Court of Appeals in August determined that Blue Shield of California is required to cover a policyholder’s inpatient treatment of her severe diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. The court made the decision based on the fact that California insurance providers are obligated under the state’s mental health parity law to cover…
