New Jersey Chapter Incorporated of the American Physical Therapy Association, Inc. v. The Prudential Life Insurance Company of America

ROBB, Circuit Judge:

This action arises under the Health Insurance for the Aged Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395 et seq., commonly known as the Medicare Act.

The Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare is charged with the administration of the Act, and he has delegated this authority to the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Within the Social Security Administration the Bureau of Health Insurance has the primary responsibility for administering the Act. The statutory scheme “provides basic protection against- the costs of hospital and related post-hospital services . .’ . for…