Lodge v. Burwell

RULING ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Janet Bond Arterton, U.S.D.J.

Plaintiff-Appellant Henry Lodge (“Plaintiff’ or “Mr. Lodge”) moves for an entry of summary judgment reversing a determination of the Medicare Appeals *201Council (“MAC”) that denied Medicare Part B coverage for dental extractions and implants performed in connection with particularly devastating side-effects of radiation therapy for squamous cell cancer in Mr. Lodge’s mouth. Defendant-Appellee Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of Health & Human Services (“Defendant” or “Secretar/’) cross-moves for an entry of summary…