Legal Opinion
Alexander v. Azar
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided March 27, 2019No. 3:11-cv-1703 (MPS)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Michael P. Shea, U.S.D.J.
In this class action, Medicare beneficiaries seek to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to afford them a hearing to challenge a critical decision made by others when they are hospitalized-whether to admit them as inpatients or whether to place them on "observation status." That decision does not always affect the types of medical services they receive at the hospital, but it can have an enormous impact on their pocketbooks. If they are discharged from the hospital to a skilled nursing facility (SNF), Medicare will cover their stay only if they spent at…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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