United States v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Maryland, Inc.

MEMORANDUM

JOSEPH H. YOUNG, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiff brings this action pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1729 (the “non-discrimination” act) to recover the cost of care and services furnished to eleven veterans at a Veterans Administration Medical Center, Martins-burg, West Virginia. The eleven veterans are “Medicare eligible” and covered by Medicare Supplemental Insurance Policies provided by Defendant Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maryland.1

Section 1729 provides that the United States is entitled to recover benefits from a “third party payor” for services rendered to a veteran at a VA hospital…