United States v. Blue Cross/blue Shield of Alabama

RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge:

This is one of a number of eases across the country in which the United States seeks to recover from Blue Cross/Blue Shield medical insurance programs for the costs of medical care rendered to veterans in government hospitals. We affirm the district court’s decision to grant the government’s motion for summary judgment, and hold that any provision of the medigap insurance policies issued by Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama (Blue Cross) that discriminates against the United States in the payment of benefits is contrary to 38 U.S.C. § 1729.

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The material facts are…