Legal Opinion
Greenstein v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 1, 1986No. Appeal, No. 999 C.D. 1985PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge MacPhail,
Sidney Greenstein, M.D. (Petitioner) petitions for review of the Department of Healths (Department) approval of Pennsylvania Blue Shields (PBS) termination of Petitioner as a participating doctor.
The issue presented is whether Petitioner was entitled, under constitutional due process or the Administrative Agency Law (Law),1 to a hearing before the Department.
Petitioner was a participating PBS doctor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The “Participating Doctors Agreement with Pennsylvania Blue Shield” (Agreement), which Petitioner signed, provided, in pertinent part:
I will…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Arnett v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Dayoub v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Wilco Mechanical Services, Inc. v. Department of General ServicesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
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