Legal Opinion
Pellicano v. Blue Cross Blue Shield Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 3, 2013No. 12-3252UnpublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Michael V. Pellicano, proceeding pro se, appeals the dismissal of a complaint that he brought against his health insurance carrier and the Office of Personal Management (“OPM”). We will affirm the judgment of the District Court.
Pellicano is a retired federal employee who became disabled after a spinal cord injury. At the time, he had health insurance through the Blue Cross Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan, which is administered by local Blue Cross Blue Shield companies (“Blue Cross”). Between 2007 and 2010, Pellicano contacted those companies seeking coverage for the cost of certain…
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