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Proposed Settlement from Anthem for 201 Children Denied Treatment Due to Age

Anthem Insurance Cos. Inc. will pay almost $1.63 million to end claims that it violated federal benefit laws by placing certain caps on the coverage of therapy treatments for children with severe autism disorders.

Anthem also agrees to stop using guidelines that base coverage of applied behavior analysis therapy for autism solely on an individual’s age, according to a motion seeking approval of a class action settlement filed March 23 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

March 26, 2018, Bloomberg News, Anthem Inks $1.6M Deal in Autism Treatment Class Action, Read full article