Hill v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield

ORDER

GADOLA, District Judge.

I. Introduction

This putative class action suit arises out of Defendant Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan’s (“BCBSM”) handling of medical emergency claims. Individual Plaintiff John L. Hill is a participant and beneficiary in an employee benefit plan sponsored by General Motors Corporation and administered by BCBSM. Plaintiff Hill, and other Plaintiffs similarly situated, claim BCBSM wrongfully denied benefits when it used final diagnosis codes rather than signs and symptoms at the time of treatment to determine benefit eligibility. Plaintiffs claim that this…