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TORANTO v. BCBS OF TEXAS, INC.

No. 98-0484.

993 S.W.2d 648 (1999)

I. Richard TORANTO, Petitioner, v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF TEXAS, INC., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

April 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William V. Dorsaneo, III, Dallas, Jeffrey D. Kyle, Houston, for Petitioner.

Christopher Charles White, E. Stratton Horres, Jr., A. Robert Lamb, Dallas, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

In this case we consider whether Texas Insurance Code article 21.24-1, section 3(a)'s anti-assignment prohibition applies to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBS). Article 21.24-1, section 3(a) provides:

An insurer may not deliver, renew, or issue for delivery a health insurance policy in this state that prohibits or restricts the written assignment by a covered person of benefits provided by the policy for health care services to the physician...

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