Class-Action Suit Filed Against Lovelace Health Plan

On December 31, 2013, Psych-Appeal and its collaborating counsel filed a class-action suit against the Lovelace Health Plan. Plaintiffs allege a categorical violation of the New Mexico Mental Health Parity Law by the Lovelace plan for excluding residential treatment from group health coverage while offering extended 24-hour treatment for subacute physical conditions. This is the first mental health parity suit brought in New Mexico.