Senior Life Management, Inc. v. Dowling

OPINION OF THE COURT

Yesawich Jr., J.

This proceeding involves the interplay of the Federal statutes establishing the Medicare and Medicaid programs (see, 42 USC § 1395 et seq. [hereinafter the Medicare Act]; § 1396 et seq. [hereinafter the Medicaid Act]). At issue is the authority of respondent to deny payment to petitioner, an approved Medicare provider, for certain services furnished to Medicare-eligible persons who, by reason of their poverty, qualify to have these amounts paid by the State, because petitioner does not meet this State’s requirements for enrollment as a Medicaid provider.…