Israel Ex Rel. Geyer v. Secretary of Health & Human Services

CURTIN, Chief Judge.

This is an action brought on behalf of plaintiff Ruby Israel by her representative and next friend, Melvin Geyer [plaintiff] to review a final decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services [the Secretary] denying payment under Medicare Part A, the hospital insurance portion of the federal program of health insurance for the aged and disabled. 42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq. The Secretary’s final decision was based on an administrative finding that the services for which payment was denied were not covered by Medicare because they were “custodial,” and did not involve…