Legal Opinion
Adams v. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Maryland, Inc.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided February 27, 1991No. Civ. A. MJG-90-1730, MJG-90-2736PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARBIS, District Judge.
In 1990, Plaintiffs Alexandra Adams and Kelly Whittington were diagnosed as having advanced breast cancer, a potentially fatal disease. Both women were advised by their treating physicians that High Dose Chemotherapy with Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant (hereinafter “HDCT-ABMT”) would be the best available care for them. Because the treatment is very expensive, costing approximately $100,-000.00, Plaintiffs requested their insurance carrier Blue Gross-Blue Shield of Maryland (hereinafter “Blue Cross”) to confirm in advance that it would pay for the treatment. However,…
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