United States v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama

OPINION

LYNNE, Senior District Judge.

This action was submitted upon cross-motions for summary judgment upon the pleadings and undisputed facts. Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1729, plaintiff sues to recover of defendant the reasonable costs of care or services furnished to the veterans named in the amended complaint 1 to the extent the veterans (or the provider of care or services) would be eligible to receive payment if the care of or services had not been furnished by a facility operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, an agency of the United States. 2

During the years 1987-1990 the eight…