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Teen ODs and died after UnitedHealthcare ‘denies addiction treatment’: lawsuit (www.independent.co.uk)

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A 16-year-old boy died of a drug overdose after his health insurer allegedly refused to pay for him to go to a residential substance abuse program – an “outrageous” decision the late teen’s heartbroken family say killed their son.

In a scathing federal lawsuit obtained by The Independent, the Tennessee couple accuse UnitedHealthcare of, among other things, gross negligence, recklessness, and intentional misconduct, arguing the company breached its duty to provide their child with the “medically necessary” inpatient addiction treatment he needed.

About two months before “John Doe” died, UnitedHealthcare sent his legal guardians a “callous denial letter” in response to their “desperate pleas” to get Doe a bed at a recovery facility that would also furnish much-needed psychotherapy, according to the suit.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Taking bets on the denial letter written by AI.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

It's the same form letter they send every denial. This isn't the first time they've denied care, this time it happened to be kid from a family that can afford to sue.