Meyers v. Bay State Health Care, Inc.

The defendant, Bay State Health Care, Inc. (Bay State), appeals from a declaration that the proceeds the plaintiff, Eleanor Meyers, received from her underinsurance coverage, see G. L. c. 175, § 113L (1990 ed.), were not subject to the statutory lien provided to health maintenance organizations by G. L. c. Ill, § 70A (1990 ed.). The judge wrote a comprehensive memorandum of decision and declared that Meyers’s underinsurance benefits were not subject to the statutory lien. We allowed Bay State’s application for direct appellate review. We affirm the decision of the Superior Court.

Meyers…