Legal Opinion
Mercy Hospital v. Rate Setting Commission
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 30, 1980PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
The plaintiff, a hospital in Springfield licensed by the Department of Public Health (Department), applied to the defendant Rate Setting Commission (Commission) on January 5, 1979, for approval of charges for services to be afforded by means of a computed tomography (CT) scanner recently purchased.1 The Commission treated the charges *35as “new charges,” defined by G. L. c. 6A, § 31, as appearing in St. 1976, c. 409, § 1, as “any charges for hospital supplies, care, services or accommodations which were not offered by the hospital on [April 15,1975] whether or not a determination of need by the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Board of Education v. Assessor of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Levy v. Board of Registration & Discipline in MedicineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- City of Lawrence v. FalzaranoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Grocery Manufacturers of America, Inc. v. Department of Public HealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Mathewson v. Contributory Retirement Appeal BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by15 opinions
- Irwin v. Town of WareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Green v. Wyman-Gordon Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Allen v. State Ex Rel. Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Uniform Retirement System for Justices & JudgesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
- Casey v. Massachusetts Electric Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Duro v. DuroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.