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

  1. 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.

  2. August 10, 2020

    Blue Cross Snags Win In Mich. Tribe's Overcharge Suit

    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan successfully defeated claims that it overcharged the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe for employee hospital visits, as a federal judge found the insurer did not need to hold health care providers to Medicare-like rates.

  3. April 29, 2019

    BCBS Michigan Can't Escape Tribe's Overcharging Suit

    A federal judge has rejected Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's push for dismissal of a tribe's suit accusing the insurer of overcharging for member and employee hospital visits by failing to take advantage of federal regulations that allow tribes to pay reduced rates. 

  4. January 30, 2019

    Tribe's Overcharging Claims Fail, Mich. Blue Cross Says

    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has urged a federal court to end litigation accusing the insurer of overcharging a tribe for member and employee hospital visits by failing to take advantage of federal regulations that allow tribes to pay reduced rates, saying one claim is time-barred and the others don’t hold up.

  5. January 17, 2018

    Mich. Tribe Gets $213K In Atty Fees In Blue Cross Suit

    A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday awarded about $213,000 in attorneys' costs and fees to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian tribe of Michigan, adding to $8.4 million it won from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan over allegations that the insurer charged hidden fees while managing the tribe's employee health care benefits plan.

  6. July 17, 2017

    Mich. Tribe Wins $8.4M From Blue Cross In Hidden Fee Suit

    A federal judge ruled Friday that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan owes the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan roughly $8.4 million for charging hidden fees while managing the tribe's employee health care benefits plan, but declined to hand the tribe a win on identical claims related to another plan.