Legal Opinion
Currier v. Thompson
District Court, D. Maine
Decided May 11, 2005No. CIV.04-94-B-WPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REVERSING ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION
WOODCOCK, District Judge.
The Plaintiff, Monica Currier, is afflicted with macular degeneration and seeks payment under Medicare for a video monitor (VM) to aid her sight. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) contends the VM is not covered under the statute, because it is subject to the eyeglass exclusion. This Court concludes a VM is not excluded from Medicare coverage by the “eyeglasses” provision of 42 U.S.C. § 1395y(a)(7); however, because the Secretary has not ruled finally on whether the VM is otherwise…
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