Pennsylvania Providers Argue Managed Care Plan Liability for Alcohol Addiction Treatment Coverage

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On February 2, 2005, an attorney for the Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania, Inc., Independence Blue Cross, Managed Care Association of Pennsylvania, and a number of health care providers, argued before a seven-judge panel that managed care plans have the right by law to review treatment for drug and alcohol addictions and pay only what they consider medically necessary. The group is suing the Pennsylvania Insurance Department because of a dispute over an August 2003 reversal of a 1993 . . .