The article "Eating Disorders a New Front in Insurance Fight" caught my eye this morning when I picked up the paper from my local market because I came home for the weekend. I was hoping to find some articles on the protests going on in Hartford and Boston because my brother told me a lot about them last night and I wanted to learn more but this article seemed interesting just by the title. When I was in high school I found out that one of my close friends had an eating disorder, and luckily, she received help and has been on a healthier track ever since. However, the focus of this article is how people with eating disorders, like anorexia, are having trouble getting the support they need from health insurance in order to go to in residential treatment centers. This goes for other mental disorders as well. The article states that insurance companies have "re-emphasized" that they do not financially support people like this. There was a decision made in California that insurance companies have to pay for in residential treatments but that case has now gone to appellate court so it will be interesting to see how that plays out!
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