Fournier v. Sebelius

ORDER

ROSLYN 0. SILVER, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal the final decisions of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“Defendant” or “Secretary”) denying Plaintiffs’ claims for Medicare coverage for dental services. For the reasons below, the Court affirms the Secretary’s decisions regarding Berg and DiCecco, and dismisses Fournier’s claim as moot.1

BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs Ronald Fournier (“Fournier”), Delores Berg (“Berg”), and Thomas DiCecco (“DiCecco”) (“Plaintiffs”) lost salivary functioning due to medical conditions and treatment. The loss of salivary function damaged Plaintiffs’ teeth.…