New Jersey Says Anorexia is All in Your Head

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Saturday October 21, 2006 · 10:33 AM PDT

2006/10/21 · 10:33

(First diary by a long-time lurker, please be gentle! As someone who is a great admirer of nyceve's health care diaries, this just seemed like a story that needs to be heard.)

I heard about this on 1010 WINS news radio (NYC) the other day and was so incensed that I had to go searching online to find an actual news article for more information.

A New Jersey family is losing their battle to get Blue Cross Blue Shield to cover treatment for their 16-year old daughter's anorexia. The reason? New Jersey law states that health insurers only need to cover "biologically-based mental illness," and an independent review board has sided with Blue Cross Blue Shield in believing there is no proof that eating disorders have a biological basis. In other words, they are saying to suffering girls, "It's all in your head." Read More

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