Legal Opinion
Augusta Medical Complex, Inc. v. Blue Cross of Kansas, Inc.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided October 23, 1981No. 53,012PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
McFarland, J.:
This is an appeal by Blue Cross of Kansas, Inc., from a district court determination that assignments from Blue Cross subscribers are enforceable against Blue Cross, notwithstanding nonassignability provisions in all subscribers’ contracts. The plaintiffs consist of 15 Kansas hospitals which have no contracts with Blue Cross and two individual subscribers of Blue Cross.
This is the fourth time in less than two years that Blue Cross has been before this court in litigation arising from conflicting ideas of how best to contain spiraling…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Augusta Medical Complex, Inc. v. Blue Cross of Kansas, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1980
- O'GRADY v. PottsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1964
- Commodore v. Armour & Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1968
- Blue Cross of Kansas, Inc. v. BellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1980
- Comanche County Hospital v. Blue Cross of Kansas, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1980
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Parrish Chiropractic Centers, P.C. v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1994
- St. Francis Regional Medical Center v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- Obstetricians-Gynecologists, P.C. v. Blue Cross & Blue ShieldNebraska Supreme Court · 1985
- In Re KaufmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- Antal's Restaurant, Inc. v. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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