Vass v. COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR MEDICAL PLAN

MITCHELL, Justice.

In 1984, the plaintiff Thomas Vass was a State employee whose health was insured through the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Comprehensive Major Medical Plan (hereinafter “the Medical Plan”). Under the Medical Plan the State was a self-insurer. EDS Federal Corporation (hereinafter “EDS”) was the “Claims Processor” which administered the Medical Plan, and the Board of Trustees of the Medical Plan (hereinafter “the Board”) supervised its administration.

For several years prior to 1984, the plaintiffs vision in his right eye had steadily deteriorated. The plaintiffs…