District Court, S.D. New York September 28, 1981, 80 CIV 5509 (LBS) (Bernard B. v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Etc.)

OPINION

SAND, District Judge.

Introduction

Plaintiffs Bernard B., Shirley B., and Lynette D.,

1

suing individually and on behalf of an as yet uncertified class, as well as two institutional plaintiffs,

2

challenge a practice which prevailed until November 6, 1980, of excluding from basic Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Greater New York (hereinafter “Blue Cross”) insurance coverage psychiatric