Prindle v. United States

OPINION

WOOD, Judge:

In this action, before the court on defendant’s motion for summary judgment and plaintiff’s opposition thereto, plaintiff, whose late husband was a retired lieutenant commander of the Navy, sues to recover an amount representing the cost of health care rendered to the decedent at a private nursing facility during the seven-month period immediately preceding his death.

The claim of right to recover is founded on the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (“CHAMPUS”), established pursuant to the Dependents Medical Care Act of 1956, as amended, 10 U.S.C.…