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March 21, 2025   
Health Law Weekly

Utah Federal Court Finds Plan’s Mental Health Coverage Denials Violated ERISA

  • March 21, 2025

The U.S. District Court for the District of Utah held that The Mueller Industries, Inc. Welfare Benefit Plan and its third-party administrator (TPA) violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERISA’s) requirement for a “meaningful dialogue” in denying coverage for a minor plaintiff’s residential mental health treatment. The court granted in part plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on this issue and remanded the benefits determination for further review.

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