Legal Opinion
Baker County Medical Services, Inc. v. U.S. Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 14, 2014No. 13-13917PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JORDAN, Circuit Judge:
The federal government bears a constitutional “obligation to provide medical care for those whom it is punishing by incarceration.” Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 103, 97 S.Ct. 285, 50 L.Ed.2d 251 (1976). Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4006(b)(1), Congress has elected to impose the Medicare rate as full compensation for medical services rendered to federal detainees.
Baker County Medical Services, d.b.a. Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital — a small, rural hospital in Baker County, Florida— sued various federal agencies and officials in federal district court, seeking a declaratory…
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