Patient alleges Colorado behavioral health center held him longer than necessary to get paid more

Patient alleges Colorado behavioral health center held him longer than necessary to get paid more

A former patient alleges in a new lawsuit that Johnstown Heights Behavioral Health kept him for more than a week so that the facility could keep getting paid even though he no longer needed inpatient care. Jonathan Benitz, a Johnstown resident who is nonbinary but uses male pronouns, said in the lawsuit that he sought help for thoughts of suicide after experiencing repeated harassment because of his and his partner’s gender identities. The outpa…