Haynes Ambulance Service, Inc. v. State of Alabama

In this case we decide a narrow issue of statutory interpretation involving the Medicare and Medicaid Acts and certain provisions within these statutes that create a health care program for statutorily defined persons known as qualified Medicare beneficiaries (QMBs). The Medicaid Act requires state Medicaid agencies to make funds available for Medicare cost sharing payments for certain medical services on behalf of those qualified for the program. The federal government pays 80% of the Medicare rate to providers of Medicare Part B services to QMBs, with the state cost sharing payment covering…