Illinois Health Maintenance Organization Guaranty Associaition v. The Department of Insurance

              Nos. 1-05-2422 & 1-05-2548 Consolidated
ILLINOIS HEALTH MAINTENANCE ) Appeal from the
ORGANIZATION GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, ) Circuit Court of
) Cook County.
Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, ))
Nos. 04 CH 00405,
v. ) 04-CH-05539 and
) 04-CH-03730
THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, ) (consolidated)
DEIRDRE K. MANNA, Acting Director of the )
Department of Insurance, and GLENN R. GASIOREK, ))
Defendants ))
Honorable
(University of Chicago Hospitals and University of ) Nancy J. Arnold,
Chicago Practice Plan, Defendants-Appellants and ) Judge Presiding.
Cross-Appellees). )
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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO HOSPITALS and ) Appeal from the
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRACTICE PLAN, ) Circuit Court of
) Cook County.
Plaintiffs-Appellants, )
) Nos. 04 CH 00405,
v. ) 04-CH-05539 and
) 04-CH-03730
DEIRDRE K. MANNA, Acting Director of the ) (consolidated)
Department of Insurance, )
)
Defendant ))
Honorable
(Illinois Health Maintenance Organization Guaranty ) Nancy J. Arnold,
Association, Defendant-Appellee). ) Judge Presiding.
JUSTICE ROBERT E. GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:
The central issue in these appeals is whether the Illinois Health Maintenance
Organization Guaranty Association (Association) is liable to the University of Chicago Hospitals
(Hospitals) and the University of Chicago Practice Plan (Practice Plan) (collectively, Providers)