Blue Cross Blue Shield Wins Judgment On Michigan Tribe's ERISA Claims

Mealey's (August 10, 2020, 1:34 PM EDT) -- BAY CITY, Mich. — A Blue Cross Blue Shield insurer did not violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by failing to pay Medicare-like rates for hospital services under health care plans for tribal members and employees, a Michigan federal judge ruled Aug. 7 in awarding the insurer summary judgment (Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, et al. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, No. 1:16-cv-10317, E.D. Mich., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 141345)....