khn.org/news/facing-pressure-insurance-plans-loosen-rules-for-covering-addiction-treatment/
Could it be that states that are passing opiate dosing/limits laws, rules, guidelines.. if they have parity laws on the books…could they be unconstitutional ,in conflict of existing laws and/or discriminatory ? Does this suggest that no matter what laws are on the books that it may take a law firm to intervene with a class action law suit to get equal treatment under the existing laws ?
Both companies took the step after facing investigation with New York’s attorney general, whose office was probing whether their coverage practices unfairly barred patients from needed treatment. They made this adjustment as part of larger settlements.
They’re arguing based on a requirement that insurance plans, thanks to so-called “parity laws,” must cover addiction treatment, and cover it at the same level as they do other kinds of health care.
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I had this same question about parity laws and also does Equal Protection apply at all?