Mental Health & Autism Insurance Project

01/27/2026

New class action against Anthem for ghost networks in behavioral health:

A new class action lawsuit alleges Carelon Behavioral Health, its parent company Elevance Health (NYSE: ELV) and Anthem Health Plans were involved in

01/10/2026

Great article in Pro Publica on a class action against Emblem Health for ghost networks:

A new lawsuit alleges that an insurer’s ghost network hindered New York City employees from accessing the mental health care they sought — and harmed the reputation of psychiatrists wrongly listed as being in-network.

12/31/2025

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Email from Mental Health & Autism Insurance Project How We Helped One Family Year-End Appeal, 2025   How We Helped One Family  "When my son was struggling and needed help, I felt completely overwhelm

12/30/2025

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12/18/2025

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10/23/2025

Karen fessel and Sara DuTerroil at the Autism Law Summit in Orlando, Fl. A gathering of doers.

10/09/2025

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Email from Mental Health & Autism Insurance Project Fall 2025   MHAIP Pushes CA Department of Managed Health Care on IMR Process A 15-year-old female from CA admitted to a residential program in Utah

05/19/2025

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Email from Mental Health & Autism Insurance Project May 2025 MHAIP is Seeking New Board Members For the first time in a long time, MHAIP is seeking new board members for our volunteer board. We meet

05/16/2025

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01/04/2025

Another great article from Pro Publica: we write appeals for clients like this. The power that health insurance has over people is so unfair, and an example of how our mental health system is broken:

Providers, patients and even some federal judges say progress-based insurance denials harm patients at key moments of mental health treatment.

12/18/2024

Great opinion piece from former Cigna exec in NY Times today:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/opinion/health-insurance-united-ceo-shooting.html?smid=fb-nytopinion&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR10G1n09Bbz4wSalNz-d27e6oAGtavtg2s2a-WJmBqF-FeffrZvbuRZQ-o_aem_72qPt3PhJ4D6uQ6PG1Ruow

Shareholders, not patient outcomes, tend to drive decisions at health insurance companies.

12/13/2024

Had the opportunity to inform Annie Waldman at Pro Publica on autism and insurance:

Leaked internal documents show that the insurance giant is culling providers of applied behavior analysis from its network and scrutinizing the medical necessity of therapy. Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.