JOHNS HOPKINS HOSP. v. INSURANCE COMM'R

Nos. 113, 118, September Term, 1984.

302 Md. 411 (1985)

488 A.2d 942

THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL, INC. AND FRANCIS SCOTT KEY MEDICAL CENTER v. INSURANCE COMMISSIONER OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND ET AL. NORTH CHARLES GENERAL HOSPITAL ET AL. v. INSURANCE COMMISSIONER OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

March 5, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis B. Burch, Jr., Baltimore (Edward O. Clarke, Jr. and Piper & Marbury, Baltimore, on the brief), for appellant University of Maryland Medical System Corp.

Benjamin Rosenberg, Baltimore (Robert A. Shelton, Thomas F. O'Neil, III and Venable, Baetjer & Howard, Baltimore, on the brief), for appellants Johns Hopkins Hosp., Inc. and Francis Scott Key Medical Center, Inc.

Emanuel H. Horn, William J. Rubin and Horn, Dressel & Bennett, P.A., Baltimore, for appellant North Charles Gen. Hosp., Inc.

Richard G. McAlee, Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander, Baltimore, for appellant Sinai Hosp. of Baltimore, Inc.

David C. Daneker and Constable, Alexander, Daneker & Skeen, Baltimore, for appellants Lutheran Hosp. of Maryland, Inc. and Provident Hosp., Inc.

Benjamin L. Brown, City Sol. for Baltimore and Anthony J. Trotta, Asst. City Sol., Baltimore, for appellant Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.

Diana G. Motz, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baltimore (Stephen H. Sachs, Atty. Gen., Kathleen M. Sweeney and Lynn Goldman Mathias, Asst. Attys. Gen., Baltimore, on the brief), for appellee Ins. Com'r of Maryland.

John A. Picciotto, Towson, for appellee Blue Cross of Maryland.

Argued before MURPHY, C.J., SMITH, ELDRIDGE, COLE and RODOWSKY, JJ., CHARLES E. ORTH, Jr., Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals (retired) and WILLIAM H. ADKINS, II, Associate Judge of the Court of Special Appeals, Specially Assigned.


SMITH, Judge.

We shall here hold that the Insurance Commissioner properly approved an insurance plan submitted by appellee Blue Cross of Maryland, Inc.

On April 16, 1984, Blue Cross submitted a new provider contract to the Commissioner for his approval in compliance with Maryland Code (1957, 1979 Repl.Vol., 1983 Cum.Supp.) Art. 48A, § 356. This section requires approval by the Commissioner of such contracts prior to their implementation. On May 7, 1984...

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