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Patients & Families

We don’t want you to ask, “Will I be covered?” We want you to receive the treatment you need to put you on a path of recovery as quickly as possible.

Dealing with mental illness or substance abuse can be a long, arduous journey marked by despair, loneliness, and anxiety that affect patients and their families. Our lawyers are vigorous advocates who provide high-quality, effective representation in appeals for insurance benefits.

Individualized services for patients

  • Preparing internal and external appeals
  • Negotiating with insurers
  • Petitioning regulators for intervention when insurers abuse the claims process
  • Pursuing litigation in federal and state courts

Class actions against the nation’s largest insurers

We handle class-action lawsuits against some of the largest insurers in the nation, including UnitedHealthcare, Anthem, Cigna, Aetna, Magellan, Blue Shield of California, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. We also handle cases involving the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program.