Methodist Medical Center of Illinois v. American Medical Security Incorporated

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Lois McBride, a 60 year old woman suffering from heart disease, assigned her group health insurance benefits to plaintiff-appellant Methodist Medical Center of Illinois (“Methodist”), upon her admission to the hospital as a patient. Lois McBride died in the hospital a few weeks later. Methodist subsequently sued Mrs. McBride’s insurer, defendant-appellee American Medical Security, Inc. (“AMS”), seeking reimbursement for Mrs. McBride’s medical bills. The United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois granted summary judgment in favor of the insurer,…