Legal Opinion
Group Health Inc. v. Blue Cross Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 20, 1986No. Nos. 703, 704, Dockets 85-6314, 85-6324PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns the relationship between a provider of insurance for medical and health services under Medicare and the fiscal intermediaries through which this provider elected to receive reimbursement from the federal government. One issue is whether or not the fiscal intermediaries were government agents acting within the scope of their authority. The government urges us to find that these intermediaries acted as government agents and are therefore entitled to absolute official immunity. Lurking in the background of this appeal are collateral questions…
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