Reeves-Sain Medical, Inc. v. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

OPINION

CANTRELL, P.J., M.S.,

delivered the opinion of the court,

in which KOCH, and COTTRELL, joined.

A state statute, Tenn.Code Ann. § 56-7-2359, prevents a health insurance issuer from excluding any licensed pharmacy or pharmacist from its list of participating providers if the pharmacy or pharmacist agrees to the terms and conditions offered to other participating providers. The Chancery Court of Rutherford County held that the statute also required BlueC-ross BlueShield of Tennessee to include all licensed pharmacies or pharmacists in their list of home infusion therapy providers and that…