Howe v. Anthem Health & Life Insurance
Howe v. Anthem Health & Life Insurance
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Because Howe’s health policy unambiguously “gives [Anthem] discretionary authority to determine eligibility for benefits [and] to construe the terms of the plan,” Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch, 489 U.S. 101, 115, 109 S.Ct. 948, 103 L.Ed.2d 80 (1989), we review its decision to deny medical benefits for abuse of discretion. See Atwood v. Newmont Gold Co., Inc., 45
AFFIRMED.
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