Blue Cross & Blue Shield v. Governor

This case presents important questions of first impression regarding the constitutionality and construction of the Nonprofit Health Care Corporation Reform Act, 1980 PA 350, MCL 550.1101 et seq.; MSA 24.660(101) et seq.

Prior to April 3, 1981, the effective date of the act, bcbsm brought a complaint for declaratory judgment challenging the constitutionality of the act and sought an injunction against the act’s enforcement in the Ingham Circuit Court. On April 2, 1981, the Ingham Circuit Court enjoined the enforcement of the act and further ordered the parties to comply with the existing…