FINK v. DAKOTACARE

No. 02-1679.

324 F.3d 685 (2003)

Sarah FINK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DAKOTACARE; Dakotacare Administrative Services, Inc.; Platte Community Memorial Hospital, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 31, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Timothy W. Bjorkman, Bridgewater, SD.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Jeffrey A. Cole, Parker, SD.

Before WOLLMAN, LAY, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.


LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Sarah Fink admitted herself for psychiatric hospital treatment in late 1997, expecting that her medical expenses would fall within the continuation group health coverage that her mother, Margaret Fink, had obtained from a former employer, Platte Community Memorial Hospital, Inc. ("Platte"). Five days later, Platte terminated contracts with its group health benefits provider, Dakotacare, a South Dakota health maintenance organization, and with...

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