It is well-established that eating disorder treatment should be provided in the least restrictive setting possible. To clarify what “least restrictive setting” means, it’s important to understand that there are five levels of care for the treatment of eating...
Consistently, the research on eating disorders highlights that treatment should be offered in the very least restrictive setting possible to effectively address the condition. [i] The outpatient setting (treatment in one’s real-life environment) is the least...
On February 26, 2019, the United States District Court released a ruling that United Behavioral Health (UBH/Optum), our country’s largest managed behavioral health care organization, maintained internal policies designed to save money by discriminating against...