Glaubach v. Regence BlueShield
Washington Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtChambers, J.
We have been asked by the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington to determine whether two state health care statutes require coverage of prescriptive contraceptives. We conclude they do not.
Certified Question
Did Regence BlueShield’s failure to provide coverage for all methods of prescription contraception approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration violate RCW 48.43.018(3) and/or RCW 48.43.035(1)?
Certification Order (Jan. 6, 2003) at 1.
Facts
Plaintiffs Shulamit Glaubach and Dawn Merydith seek damages on a variety of theories from Regence BlueShield…
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