Legal Opinion
Caudill v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 29, 1993No. 92-2259PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MacKENZIE, Senior District Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Crystal Caudill (“Cau-dill”) is a federal employee with breast cancer. She seeks treatment called high dose chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow transplant support (“HDC-ABMT”). Defendant-Appellee Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina is her insurer pursuant to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (FEHBA), 5 U.S.C. §§ 8901-8913. The FEHBA authorizes the United States Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) to enter into annual procurement contracts with private carriers which then provide health plan benefits to government…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Estate of Williams-Moore v. Alliance One Receivables Management, Inc.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2004
- Crystal Caudill v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Crystal Caudill v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Inc. Blue Cross and Blue Shield AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Kight v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1999
- Rievley Ex Rel. Rievley v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of TennesseeDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1999
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