On February 28, 2019, Judge Joseph Spero of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California issued the findings of fact and conclusions of law in Wit v United Behavioral Health (UBH), a class action brought against the country's largest behavioral health insurer. In deciding the case, the court enunciated eight general standards of care applicable to service intensity/patient placement selection for behavioral health care and applied those standards to the guidelines and practices of UBH operations. Members of the MDI reviewed and discussed the eight standards as enunciated by the court and have
issued a statement of their position on the issue.
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Nicholas Thomas
National Council for Behavioral Health
540-834-7590
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