HARRIS v. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, OF MISSOURI

Nos. 93-1079, 93-1116.

995 F.2d 877 (1993)

Patricia HARRIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, OF MISSOURI, Defendant-Appellant, Comprehensive Health Benefits Program for Employees of Bridge Information Systems, Inc., Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 18, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith Rabenburg, St. Louis, MO, argued (Clark H. Cole and Ann E. Buckley, on the brief), for defendant-appellant.

S. Sheldon Weinhaus, St. Louis, MO, argued, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MCMILLIAN, JOHN R. GIBSON, and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri appeals from an order granting a preliminary injunction and enjoining it from denying coverage to Patricia Harris for high-dose chemotherapy with bone marrow transplantation or peripheral stem cell re-infusion for treatment of her metastatic breast cancer. The district court1 held that Blue Cross had amended its plan effective August 1, 1992, specifically excluding coverage...

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