Legal Opinion

Bontrager v. Indiana Family & Social Services Administration

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 26, 2012No. 11-3710PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

On May 5, 2011, Sandra M. Bontrager filed a putative class action complaint challenging Indiana’s $1,000 annual limit for dental services covered by Medicaid. The district court granted Bontrager’s request for a preliminary injunction, holding that Indiana is required to cover all medically necessary dental services, irrespective of the monetary cap. We affirm.

I. Background

The Medicaid program, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq., allows states to provide federally subsidized medical assistance to low-income individuals and families. Collins v. Hamilton, 349 F.3d 371, 374 (7th…

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