Legal Opinion
John Doe v. BlueCross BlueShield of Tenn., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 4, 2019No. 18-5897PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
Treating similarly situated people differently goes to the heart of invidious discrimination. But treating differently situated people differently usually counts as equal justice under law. Today's case involves the second scenario in the context of an application of the antidiscrimination provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
John Doe receives HIV medicine through a health care plan administered by BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. Although Doe would like to pick up his medicine at his local pharmacy, his plan requires him, and anyone else who uses certain high-cost…
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