Legal Opinion
Harlick v. Blue Shield of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 26, 2011No. 10-15595PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Jeanene Harlick suffers from anorexia nervosa. The question before us is whether Blue Shield was required to pay for her care at a residential treatment facility, either under the terms of her insurance plan or under California’s Mental Health Parity Act. We conclude that her insurance plan does not so require, but that the Mental Health Parity Act does.
I. Background
A. Harlick’s Treatment at Castlewood
Jeanene Harlick, who is now 37 years old, has suffered from anorexia for more than twenty years. In early 2006, when she was a clerk at the Pacific…
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