Legal Opinion
Concilio De Salud Integral De Loiza, Inc. v. Pérez-Perdomo
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 15, 2008No. 07-2012, 07-2070, 07-2326, 07-2327PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
Federally-qualified health centers (“FQHCs”) provide healthcare to medically underserved populations. Federal Medicaid law obligates the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to make “wraparound” payments to FQHCs. 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(bb)(5). The Commonwealth, through its Secretary of Health, has for many years now not fulfilled this legal obligation, except under the duress of in-junctive orders.
In 2003, plaintiffs Concilio de Salud Integral de Loiza, Inc. (“Loiza”) and Dr. José S. Belaval, Inc. (“Belaval”), along with one other FQHC, brought suit against the Secretary of Puerto…
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