Legal Opinion
Dr. José S. Belaval, Inc. v. Pérez-Perdomo
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 18, 2007No. 07-1240PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This case is part of a continuing saga of Puerto Rico’s attempts to avoid paying money owed to a medical provider under federal Medicaid law. Plaintiff Dr. José S. Belaval, Inc. is a federally-qualified health center (“FQHC”) under the federal Medicaid statute. Federal law entitles Belaval to certain payments from Puerto Rico, see 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(bb), and when Puerto Rico failed to set up a system for making those payments, Belaval successfully obtained a preliminary injunction in 2004 requiring Puerto Rico to do so prospectively. Much of the background behind this case…
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3Cited by17 opinions
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