July 22, 2010
Barkowska vs. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Michigan Education Special Services Association
On July 22, 2010, a class action lawsuit was filed against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) for failing to authorize payment for applied behavior
analysis (ABA) treatment for children with autism. The complaint, Barkowska vs. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Michigan Education Special
Services Association, alleged that BCBSM has continued to classify ABA
therapy as experimental and has orchestrated a company-wide policy to unduly
hamper processing of claims for ABA. The proposed class represented by the
lawsuit includes all governmental employees with children who received ABA
treatment for autism. A hearing date in 2010 was anticipated.
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