Opinion & Order In A.F. & A.P. v. Providence Health Plan, Certifying Class Action Status

December 24, 2013
Opinion & Order In A.F. & A.P. v. Providence Health Plan, Certifying Class Action Status
On December 24, 2013, an Oregon judge granted class action status to a lawsuit challenging Providence Health Plan’s Developmental Disability Exclusion and denials of coverage of applied behavior analysis (ABA) for members with autism. The lawsuit was filed by two Providence Health Plan members of an employer-sponsored group health plan who sought ABA for their children diagnosed with autism. The class for A.F. & A.P. v. Providence Health Plan includes members diagnosed with autism covered by . . .