Reneke v. Mobile Health Plan

The plaintiff, Kathleen Reneke (“Reneke”), through her legal guardian and conservator, Markie Reneke, appeals from a judgment in favor of Mobile Health Plan d/b/a Prime-Health (“PrimeHealth”) and Mobile Health Plan of Alabama d/b/a PrimeHealth of Alabama (“PrimeHealth of Alabama”) on their claim for reimbursement of medical benefits provided to Reneke. At issue on appeal is the right of PrimeHealth and PrimeHealth of Alabama, both health maintenance organizations (“HMO’s”), to reimbursement.

In 1990, Reneke was involved in a motor vehicle accident in Mobile County, Alabama. She suffered a…