Legal Opinion
Smilecare Dental Group v. Delta Dental Plan of California, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 5, 1996No. 94-56191PublishedCited by 189 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
SmileCare Dental Group (“SmileCare”) and Delta Dental Plan of California, Inc. (“Delta Dental”) are dental insurers offering health care plans to employers, labor unions, and individuals. Delta Dental offers a co-payment plan under which it pays participating dentists a portion of their fee and requires them in return to collect the remainder, or co-payment, from their patients at the time of service. SmileCare offers a supplemental plan which provides coverage for the co-payment. Delta Dental does not recognize co-payments made by supplemental in*782surers as…
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