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Plan Must Cover Room, Board for Residential Mental Health Treatment

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Background. filed suit under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Catholic Health Initiatives , No. 16-35609 (9th Cir., June 6, 2018). Source: FilippoBacci / E+ / Getty. The plan also covered mental health services, including licensed “residential treatment facilities” that deal with mental health disorders.

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9th Circuit Faults Retiree Plan’s Disclosure of Lifetime Maximum

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However, the court ruled, the plan had failed to disclose this adequately as required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Background. A federal appeals court recently confirmed that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) prohibition of lifetime benefits maximums does not apply to retiree-only group health plans.