Smith v. Health Care Service Corporation

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION PAMELA SMITH, on behalf of ) her daughter, JANE SMITH ) (a pseudonym), and all others ) similarly situated, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 19 C 7162 v. ) ) Judge John Z. Lee HEALTH CARE SERVICE ) CORPORATION, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Pamela Smith is a beneficiary of an employer-sponsored health insurance plan administered by Health Care Service Corp. (“HCSC”). Her daughter, Jane (a pseudonym), was denied coverage by HCSC for residential treatment of her behavioral health conditions in 2018.…