Legal Opinion

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America v. Walsh, Acting Commissioner, Maine Department of Human Services

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 19, 2003No. 01-188Published

1Opinion of the Court 1

538 U. S. 1 (2003)

PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA

v.

WALSH, ACTING COMMISSIONER, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, ET AL.

No. 01-188.

Supreme Court of United States.

Argued January 22, 2003.

Decided May 19, 2003.

A State participating in Medicaid must have a medical assistance plan approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). In response to increasing Medicaid expenditures for prescription drugs, Congress enacted a cost-saving measure in 1990 that requires drug companies to pay rebates to States on their Medicaid purchases. States have since enacted…

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2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Skidmore v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Hines v. DavidowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. Gonzaga University v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 2002

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