Ruling In A.F. & A.P. v. Providence Health Plan

On August 8, 2014, a federal District Court judge in Oregon ruled that Oregon state law and the federal mental health parity law require Providence Health Plan to cover applied behavior analysis (ABA) for members diagnosed with autism; the ruling clarifies that insurance companies cannot use blanket exclusions for ABA. The ruling was in response to A.F. & A.P. v. Providence Health Plan, a class action lawsuit . . .