John Doe v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin and Aurora Health Care, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1997-04-29

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POSNER, Chief Judge. The plaintiff was enrolled in an employee welfare benefit plan offered and funded by his employer (Aurora), administered by a health insurer (Blue Cross), and governed by ERISA. In 1989 he underwent psychiatric treatment for which the plan initially paid, but it stopped paying early in 1990 and later that year formally denied coverage. On September 27, 1994, h…

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