Christ Hospital & Medical Center v. Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan

This is an appeal and cross-appeal from consolidated declaratory judgment actions filed by the plaintiff-appellant, Christ Hospital & Medical Center (Christ Hospital), against defendant-appellee, the IIlinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan (ICHIP). ICHIP contended that Christ Hospital should have refunded $431,899.56 that ICHIP had paid for services rendered to a patient, Brian Noti, whom ICHIP considered no longer eligible for ICHIP coverage under the Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Act (215 ILCS 105/1 et seq. (West 1996) (formerly 111. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 73, par. 1301 et…