Legal Opinion
Patricia Harris v. Blue Cross Blue Shield, of Missouri, Comprehensive Health Benefits Program for Employees of Bridge Information Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1993No. 93-1079, 93-1116PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri appeals from an order granting a preliminary injunction and enjoining it from denying coverage to Patricia Harris for high-dose chemotherapy with bone marrow transplantation or peripheral stem cell re-infusion for treatment of her metastatic breast cancer. The district court 1 held that Blue Cross had amended its plan effective August 1, 1992, specifically excluding coverage for Harris’ treatment. Nevertheless, the district court ordered coverage, concluding that Harris demonstrated a probability of success on the merits of her…
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