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Providence Treatment Appoints New Managing Director

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
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BOSTON, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective October 2023, Providence Treatment has appointed Jennifer Herrmann to lead its business development, strategic management, and innovation across our national continuum.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective October 2023, Providence Treatment has appointed Jennifer Herrmann to lead its business development, strategic management, and innovation across our national continuum.
  • With her extensive process and tactical management experience, Jennifer will help advance the imperatives which drive the mission of Providence Treatment.
  • Providence Treatment, a premier addiction treatment provider with offices in Boston, Philadelphia and Honolulu recently executed an agreement with Optum/United Behavioral Health to become an in-network provider to all UBH members in Massachusetts, effective December 11, 2023.
  • At present, Providence Treatment is an in-network provider with all major insurers including all Blue Cross Companies, Aetna, Cigna/Evernorth and UBH in Massachusetts.

REDi Health, UBH, and WellStack Revolutionize Rural Healthcare

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Monday, September 18, 2023
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ROOSEVELT, Utah, Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- REDi Health Analytics, LLC ("REDi Health"), Uintah Basin Healthcare ("UBH"), and WellStack have joined forces to transform rural healthcare by addressing key challenges.

Key Points: 
  • ROOSEVELT, Utah, Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- REDi Health Analytics, LLC ("REDi Health"), Uintah Basin Healthcare ("UBH"), and WellStack have joined forces to transform rural healthcare by addressing key challenges.
  • UBH, a leading rural healthcare provider, is collaborating with REDi Health, a data-driven outcomes improvement company, and WellStack, an innovative healthcare technology platform, to develop a comprehensive solution.
  • Jim Marshall added, "Together with REDi Health and Wellstack, we are embarking on a path that leverages data, collaboration, and leadership to bring about a revolution in rural healthcare."
  • In collaboration, REDi Health, UBH, and WellStack are advancing rural healthcare, setting new standards for innovation and patient-centered growth as the healthcare landscape evolves.

Uintah Basin Healthcare Provides Notice of Data Security Incident

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023
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ROOSEVELT, Utah, May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Uintah Basin Healthcare ("UBH"), a healthcare system located in Utah, has learned of a data security incident that may have involved the personal and protected health information of certain individuals that received care services from UBH.

Key Points: 
  • ROOSEVELT, Utah, May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Uintah Basin Healthcare ("UBH"), a healthcare system located in Utah, has learned of a data security incident that may have involved the personal and protected health information of certain individuals that received care services from UBH.
  • This notification provides information about the incident and resources available to assist potentially impacted individuals.
  • However, on May 10, 2023, notice of this incident was provided to potentially impacted individuals.
  • The notice that was provided included information about the incident and about steps that potentially impacted individuals can take to help protect their information.

Statement on U.S. Department of Labor filing Amicus Brief in support of Wit v. United Behavioral Health case

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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When combined with the amicus brief filed by 15 states and Washington D.C. requesting a rehearing, they are a resounding statement on the need for the Ninth Circuit to rehear the Wit case en banc.

Key Points: 
  • When combined with the amicus brief filed by 15 states and Washington D.C. requesting a rehearing, they are a resounding statement on the need for the Ninth Circuit to rehear the Wit case en banc.
  • We applaud the U.S. Department of Labor and the 15 states and Washington DC for working to ensure mental health and addiction services are essential, accessible, and affordable for our communities.
  • We commend the Department of Labor and the 15 states and Washington D.C. for their support for a rehearing in Wit.
  • In the middle of our nation's mental health and addiction crisis, we cannot allow insurers to deny individuals the mental health and addiction coverage they need.

Healthcare Groups Request Review of Three-Judge Panel’s Ruling Wit v. United Behavioral Health

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Monday, May 16, 2022
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WASHINGTON, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) and eight other healthcare advocacy organizations have requested the full 9th U.S.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) and eight other healthcare advocacy organizations have requested the full 9th U.S.
  • Circuit Court of Appeals to review a recent ruling by a three-judge panel, which erroneously reversed the trial court's landmark judgment in the mental health class action, Wit v. United Behavioral Health.
  • If granted, a rehearing could vacate the appellate panel's deeply flawed ruling.
  • As the amicus brief notes, this case is of exceptional importance to the health of the American public.

D'Amore Healthcare is In-Network with United Health Group

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022
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UnitedHealth Group provides several behavioral health plans through their subsidiaries including UBH (United Behavioral Health), Optum, and Oscar.

Key Points: 
  • UnitedHealth Group provides several behavioral health plans through their subsidiaries including UBH (United Behavioral Health), Optum, and Oscar.
  • UnitedHealth Group works with governments, employers, providers, and partners like D'Amore Healthcare to help insure 146 million people.
  • UnitedHealth Group has decided to partner with us to offer quality behavioral health care to its subscribers.
  • UnitedHealth Group is now included in the list of In-Network providers that are partnered with D'Amore Healthcare including Anthem BCBS, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Health Net/MHN.

U.S. Federal Court Orders Special Master and 10-Year Injunctions for UnitedHealthcare Affiliate That Breached Fiduciary Duties

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The November 3, 2020, remedies order is the latest development in the landmark mental health class action, Wit v. UBH.

Key Points: 
  • The November 3, 2020, remedies order is the latest development in the landmark mental health class action, Wit v. UBH.
  • While the federal law requires parity for mental health and substance use benefits, it also allows insurers to evaluate claims for medical necessity.
  • The next step in mental health parity is now firmly in the hands of state and federal governments, said Bendat.
  • Psych-Appeal and Zuckerman Spaeder were appointed class counsel by the federal court and represent plaintiffs in several class actions against other insurers.

After Delivering Landmark Win for Mental Health Patients, Judge Orders UnitedHealth to Reprocess Over 50,000 Claims and Reform Claims Handling

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Tuesday, November 3, 2020
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UBH must now reprocess the claims in question, reform its handling of behavioral health claims, and improve employee training.

Key Points: 
  • UBH must now reprocess the claims in question, reform its handling of behavioral health claims, and improve employee training.
  • For-profit insurers have been blatantly discriminating against mental health patients for years, while facing virtually no government scrutiny."
  • The March 5th, 2019 ruling against UBH was a landmark mental health decision and a resounding win for the more than 50,000 plaintiffs.
  • The mental health effort is part of a national practice representing patients and health care providers in disputes with health insurance companies.

Zuckerman Spaeder Files Suit Against United Behavioral Health for Wrongfully Denying Autistic Child Standard Behavioral Therapy

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Thursday, November 7, 2019
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The complaint alleges that the health plan's exclusion of ABA therapy, known widely in the medical community as the standard of care for autistic children, violates the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, and that it was therefore illegal for United Behavioral Health ("UBH") to enforce the exclusion.

Key Points: 
  • The complaint alleges that the health plan's exclusion of ABA therapy, known widely in the medical community as the standard of care for autistic children, violates the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, and that it was therefore illegal for United Behavioral Health ("UBH") to enforce the exclusion.
  • The federal Parity Act prevents insurance plans from imposing "treatment limitations" for behavioral services that exceed those that apply to medical/surgical treatments.
  • As the complaint explains, while the Parity Act does not require that behavioral health be covered by a plan, when it is, it must be covered consistent with parity.
  • "What's ironic is United Behavioral Health has recognized that applied behavioral health therapy is the standard of care for autism," said Ms. Reynolds.