Five families who sued Providence Health Plan over its denial of coverage for autism therapy have settled their federal class-action suit.
U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon today approved the settlement, including $638,244 in attorney’s fees and costs.
The lawsuit, filed in 2013, sought to prevent Providence from using a developmental disabilities exclusion to deny treatment for kids with autism. An earlier ruling from Simon prevented Providence from continuing to use the exclusion to deny…
Five families who sued Providence Health Plan over its denial of coverage for autism therapy have settled their federal class-action suit.
U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon today approved the settlement, including $638,244 in attorney’s fees and costs.
The lawsuit, filed in 2013, sought to prevent Providence from using a developmental disabilities exclusion to deny treatment for kids with autism. An earlier ruling from Simon prevented Providence from continuing to use the exclusion to deny…