’60 Minutes’ Shows Insurers Deny Mental Health Treatment Despite ACA Rules

December 16, 2014

(Forbes) – Despite more comprehensive health insurance under the Affordable Care Act that includes mandatory coverage for mental health services, the noted TV newsmagazine 60 Minutes Sunday shined a light on the issue of patients denied treatment by doctors who never even saw them. CBS reporter Scott Pelley highlighted several cases where doctors working for insurance companies, including Anthem (ANTM), denied claims by mentally ill patients in need of chronic long-term mental health care.