Legal Opinion
Weaver v. Reagen
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 25, 1989No. 88-2560PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellees/plaintiffs Glenn Weaver, T.G., and Mark Momot are members of a class of Medicaid eligible individuals (plaintiffs) who are disabled by the disease Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Plaintiffs filed suit against Michael Reagen, Director of the Missouri Department of Social Services, and Jane Kruse, Director of the Missouri Division of Medical Services (defendants) claiming that defendants had violated their statutory right to Medicaid benefits by denying coverage of the drug Retrovir (formerly known as azi-dothymidine or AZT) for treatment of their…
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