Legal Opinion
Dexter v. Kirschner
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1992No. Nos. 91-15062, 91-15409, 91-15422PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAVY, Circuit Judge:
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
We must decide whether the State of Arizona may, under Medicaid regulations and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, choose to fund one type of bone marrow transplant but not another.
The facts are undisputed. Sheri Dexter, now deceased, suffered from leukemia. She qualified for benefits under Arizona’s Medicaid program,1 administered by the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). One of the appellants, Dr. Leonard J. Kirschner, is the director of AHCCCS. The other appellant, Arizona Physicians, IPA, Inc., is the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Fireman's Fund Insurance Company v. IgnacioCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Susan I. MEUSBERGER, Appellee, v. Charles M. PALMER, Director of the Iowa Department of Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by8 opinions
- McCoy v. State, Department of Health & WelfareIdaho Supreme Court · 1995
- Ohlson v. WeilColorado Court of Appeals · 1997
- Salgado v. KirschnerArizona Supreme Court · 1994
- Pittman v. SecretaryCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Pereira v. KozlowskiCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
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