May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In honor of that, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (“AFSP”) is encouraging #MentalHealth4All.The hashtag is behind AFSP’s campaign that seeks to spread this important message:No One’s Mental Health Is Fully Supported UntilEveryone’s Mental Health Is Fully Supported.Get Involved: There are several ways for you and your loved ones […]
Dealing with insurance companies can often feel complex, challenging, and overwhelming. You are not alone. But it is always best to understand your mental health benefits BEFORE you need to use them. Mental health services may be covered in whole or in part by your health insurance or employee benefit plan. It is important to […]
Recovery, Like Life, is a Process and a JourneyI am reminded on a daily basis what an eating disorder can do to a person. I remember being very young and naive and thinking nothing will ever happen, that my ED couldn’t hurt me. I was wrong. I am blessed for having people who believed in […]
Binge eating disorder (BED) is a life-threatening, severe, and treatable type of feeding and eating disorder. It affects almost 2% of people worldwide and can cause additional health issues linked to diet, such as high cholesterol levels and diabetes. People with BED often experience feelings of extreme unhappiness and distress about their overeating, body shape, […]
In Jessica U. v. Health Care Service Corp., No. CV 18-05-H-CCL, 2020 WL 6504437 (D. Mont. Nov. 5, 2020), the court considered the residential treatment of Jessica, a 16-year-old with a long history of medical and mental health conditions. Jessica had a complicated history of gastric distress and illness which preceded her residential treatment by […]
Kantor & Kantor, LLP achieved another victory in a mental health benefits case from the District of Utah, Rachel S. v. Life and Health Benefits Plan of American Red Cross, No. 2:14-CV-778, 2020 WL 6204402 (D. Utah Oct. 22, 2020). In Rachel S., the plaintiff seeks benefits for residential treatment denied by Cigna, the Plan’s […]
Saturday, October 10, 2020, was World Mental Health Day. I should have had this blog post turned in by then. But every time I started to write, something stymied my “oomph.” I wasn’t down, I wasn’t blue, I just didn’t have the ‘get-up-and-go’ in my fingers to type out anything of note. The weather yesterday […]
Chronic pain is described as pain that lasts longer than six months. Chronic pain can be mild or severe, be continuous, or appear in episodes. Chronic pain affects joints, muscles, the back, or the head. Prolonged chronic pain can take a toll on a person emotionally causing severe mood-related issues and disinterest in daily activities […]
Kantor & Kantor’s health team recently scored another victory in a matter involving the denial of residential treatment.In Doe v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, No. CV-19-05044-PHX-SMB, __F.Supp.3d__, 2020 WL 5891723 (D. Ariz. Oct. 5, 2020), Jane Doe was a dependent beneficiary of an ERISA-governed health plan insured and administered by Defendant Blue Cross […]
Inhale, Exhale. Inhale Exhale…….“It is not my fault. Why didn’t I see the signs early on? Will she get better? She will get better! I feel so helpless! Is there hope? There is hope. What can I do? What can’t I do? She can’t do this alone. But she has to take this journey on […]
