Anorexia battle: Parents fight Blue Shield over coverage denial for 15-year-old daughter

UPDATE: On March 28, Blue Shield of California coordinated a so-called "peer-to-peer review" between Dr. Barbara Center, an outside physician who works with Blue Shield's mental health provider, and the team at Oliver-Pyatt Centers who treat the Sudols' 15-year-old daughter. A few days later, Dr. Center reaffirmed Blue Shield's original decision to deny coverage for Jenny's residential-care treatment for severe anorexia, according to Renee Sudol. Blue Shield spokesman Clinton McGue confirmed that…
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