Legal Opinion

Air Evac Ems, Inc. v. United Statesble Mut. Ins. Co.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 23, 2019No. 18-2264PublishedCited by 7 opinions

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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