Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, et al v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of MI

  1. June 08, 2022

    6th Circ. Shoots Down BCBS' Request To Rethink ERISA Loss

    The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe can keep its victory in a lawsuit alleging Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan overcharged for hospital visits, the Sixth Circuit held, denying the insurer's bid for the court to revisit the case.

  2. May 11, 2022

    BCBS Asks 6th Circ. To Review Tribal ERISA Health Plan Suit

    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has asked the Sixth Circuit to rethink its decision in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit by the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe that a lower court misinterpreted federal regulations when determining that the insurer wasn't required to give tribal clients a discount on medical care.

  3. April 25, 2022

    6th Circ. Reverses BCBS' Win In Tribal ERISA Health Plan Row

    The Sixth Circuit on Monday revived the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe's federal benefits suit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for the second time, holding that a lower court misinterpreted federal regulations when determining that the insurer wasn't required to give tribal clients a discount.

  4. May 14, 2021

    Hundreds Of Tribes Back Saginaw Chippewa's Blue Cross Suit

    More than 300 tribes backed the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe's Sixth Circuit appeal, attempting to overturn a federal court's decision that said Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan does not have to give tribal clients "Medicare-like" discounts.

  5. May 04, 2021

    Mich. Tribe Asks 6th Circ. To Nix Blue Cross' Win In Rate Suit

    The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe has urged the Sixth Circuit to overturn a finding that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is not required to give tribal clients "Medicare-like rate" discounts, saying the lower court erred by not applying the plain language of the MLR federal regulations.