Legal Opinion
Aitchison v. Berger
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 12, 1975No. 75 Civ. 1224PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANKEL, District Judge.
Ten years ago, Congress enacted Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S. C. §§ 1396-1396g, the so-called “Medicaid” legislation. Medicaid is a cooperative federal-state medical assistance program operated under state direction, subject to extensive federal statutory and regulatory guidelines. States are not required to participate in Medicaid, nor, if they do participate, to extend benefits to any persons other than those receiving federally-funded public assistance — sometimes referred to by responsible officials (and hereinafter) as “categorical assistance.” 1…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Rosado v. WymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Minnie Gold v. The Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Schweiker v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Ruth Friedman v. Stephen Berger, Individually and as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Caldwell v. BlumCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Feld v. BergerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- Calkins v. BlumDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1981
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