United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of health care coverage for Total Parenteral Nutrition treatment, on the basis it was experimental, investigational or unproven, is affirmed where the denial was supported by substantial evidence and therefore reasonable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/28/2004
• Published 10/28/2004

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, LAY, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Glen T. Parks, argued, Lincoln, Nebraska (Mark A. Fahleson and Brian S. Kruse, Lincoln, Nebraska on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• P. Michael Jung, argued, Dallas, Texas (JoAnn Dalrymple, Austin, Texas, on the brief), for appellee.