American Psychiatric Association, the Connecticut Psychiatric Society, the Connecticut Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry v. Anthem HealthPlans, Inc. & Wellpoint, Inc.

April 11, 2013
On April 10, 2013, the American Psychiatric Association, the Connecticut Psychiatric Society, the Connecticut Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and two individuals filed suit in the U.S District Court in Connecticut against Anthem Health Plans, Inc. and its parent company, Wellpoint, Inc. The plaintiffs allege that the Anthem and Wellpoint discriminated against mental health care patients in violation of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), Connecticut parity law, and other state laws.
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