Sanderson v. Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS KENNETH A. SANDERSON, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 22-CV-2206-JAR-KGG XAVIER BECERRA, SECRETARY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Plaintiff Kenneth Sanderson filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus directing Defendant, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the “Secretary,” or “HHS”) to promptly provide a determination of the appeal of his request for preauthorization of the placement of an interspinous spacer to address his lumbar spinal stenosis. Alternatively,…