Susan Hering vs. New Directions Behavioral Health, LLC and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.

On September 5, 2019, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida released this class action complaint in the case Susan Hering vs. New Directions Behavioral Health, LLC and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.The complaint states that applying New Directions Medical Necessity Criteria to justify denying medically necessary covered medical treatments, to plan members and beneficiaries, violates the underlying terms of Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida health plans . . .