Tribe Wins $8.4 Million Judgment Against Blue Cross For Hidden Plan Fees

Mealey's (July 18, 2017, 2:08 PM EDT) -- BAY CITY, Mich. — A health care plan administrator owes a Michigan Indian tribe more than $8.4 million for violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by charging hidden administrative fees for the tribe’s employee benefit program but is not liable for any alleged damages related to the tribe’s separate health care plan for all of its members, even though some are also employees, a federal judge held July 14 (Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, et al. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, No. 1:16-cv-10317, E.D. Mich., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 109366)....