Air Evac Ems, Inc. v. United Statesble Mut. Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Air Evac EMS, Inc. ("Air Evac") asserts numerous claims against USAble Mutual Insurance Company, d/b/a Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield ("Arkansas Blue"), regarding Arkansas Blue's allegedly inadequate reimbursement for air ambulance services that Air Evac provided to Arkansas Blue plan members. The district court 1 dismissed all of Air Evac's claims for failure to state a claim under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). We affirm.
I. Background
Emergency air transport is expensive. Air Evac's base rate for a single transport in 2014 was $19,250. With a per mile charge of between…
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