The latest ruling in the Wit v. United Behavioral Health case disappointed many behavioral health parity advocates. On Jan. 26, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals released a ruling that essentially undid a favorable and sweeping 2019 district court decision on how payers may handle behavioral health claims. It also ordered United Behavioral Health to reprocess nearly 70,000 claims. This most recent ruling came after the appellate court in March 2022 issued a remarkably brief unpublished decision that seemed to grant United Behavioral Health’s appeal. Still, the case lives on since it was remanded to the district court for further consideration. This leaves some chance for an outcome favorable to behavioral health parity advocates.
Read the full article: ‘I Don’t Think This Is Over’: Reactions to the Latest in Wit v. United Behavioral Health
Source: https://bhbusiness.com/2023/02/13/i-dont-think-this-is-over-reactions-to-the-latest-in-wit-v-united-behavioral-health