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Burke Ex Rel. Burke v. Independence Blue Cross

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 5, 2017No. 23 EAP 2016PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CHIEF JUSTICE SAYLOR

The questions presented concern whether a law requiring private insurance companies to provide coverage for treatment of autism spectrum disorders invalidates express, contractual place-of-services exclusions pertaining to the delivery of such services in schools.

Among other modifications to the Insurance Company Law of 1921,1 Act 62 of 2008 amended this statutory regime to require'that certain group health insurance policies provide coverage for the “treatment of autism-spectrum disorders,” subject to an initial $36,000 maximum benefit annually.2 Per this amendment…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Moure v. RaeuchleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  2. A.S. v. Pennsylvania State PoliceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  3. Burke, A., Aplt. v. Independence Blue CrossSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  4. Northwestern Youth Services, Inc. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  5. Commonwealth, Office of Administration v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Reginelli v. Marcellus Boggs, M.D., Monongahela Valley Hosp., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  2. Marcellus Shale Coal. v. Dep't of Envtl. Prot. of Pa.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  3. Commonwealth v. Hlubin, M., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  4. Eqt Prod. Co. v. Dep't of Envtl. Prot. of the Com. of Pa.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. Commonwealth v. Hlubin, M., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2019

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