Legal Opinion
Florida Medical Ass'n v. Department of Health, Education & Welfare
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided October 22, 1979No. 78-178-Civ-J-SPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHARLES R. SCOTT, Senior District Judge.
This case presents the question whether the Secretary (‘the Secretary’) of the United States Department of Health, Education & Welfare (‘HEW’) may disclose information concerning the annual amounts of reimbursements paid to Medicare providers in a way that would individually identify at least some of those providers. This ques tion carries with it a clash of two basic rights: (1) the right of citizens to have free access to knowledge about the operations of their government, and (2) their right to be free from unwarranted intrusions by the…
2Cases cited56 opinions
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3Cited by24 opinions
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