Legal Opinion
Minnesota Ex Rel. Hatch v. United States
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided July 7, 2000No. 99 CIV. 1831 DDA/FLNPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ALSOP, Senior District Judge.
The question presented in this case is whether the Medicare managed care payment formula set forth in the Balanced Budget Act (“BBA”) of 1997, Pub.L. No. 105-33, violates the Constitution. The Court holds that it does not and therefore will grant Defendants’ motion to dismiss.
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Congress established Medicare in 1965 as part of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq., to provide federally-funded medical insurance for the elderly and disabled. It is a massive program: in fiscal year 1997 approximately 38.8 million people were enrolled, Fischer v.…
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Lomont, Kent A. v. O'Neill, Paul H.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
- Minnesota Senior Federation, Metropolitan Region Mary Sarno v. United States of America Tommy G. Thompson , Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
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- Lomont v. SummersDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2001
- MN Senior Foundation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
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