Legal Opinion
Gerald W. Killian and Martha R. Killian, as Co-Executors of the Estate of Carolyn Matkin, Deceased v. Healthsource Provident Administrators, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 7, 1998No. 97-5574PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RYAN, Circuit Judge.
Carolyn Matkin brought this action to recover payment for medical benefits under a group health plan sponsored and administered by the defendant, Healthsouree Provident Administrators, Inc., in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. Matkin alleged that Healthsouree arbitrarily and capriciously determined that proposed treatment for MatMn’s breast cancer was experimental or investigational rather than medically necessary, and therefore denied coverage. The district court entered judgment in favor of Matkin, and…
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