Legal Opinion
Massachusetts General Hospital v. Commissioner of Public Welfare
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 17, 1971PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCutter, J.
The plaintiff (M.G.H.) furnished hospital care to each of seven recipients of public assistance either under G. L. c. 118 (Aid to Families with Dependent Children — AFDC) or G. L. c. 118A (Old Age Assistance — OAA) as these statutes were in effect prior to July 1, 1968. The details of each case are set out in an appendix to this opinion.1 M.G.H. furnished hospital care to each recipient of assistance during a stated period in 1966 or 1967. In all but two of these cases, M.G.H. received from the Boston department of public welfare (the Boston department) written approval of furnishing the…
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- Springfield Hospital v. Commissioner of Public WelfareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
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