Westin v. Shalala

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

CROW, District Judge.

In this case, Carolyn S. Westin seeks judicial review of the Final Decision of the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services rendered under § 1128 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7, et seq., which excludes Westin from participation in the Medicare program (42 U.S.C. § 1395, et seq.) and state health care programs (as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7) for a period of five years. Westin was excluded from' such participation based upon the Secretary’s conclusion that her plea of nolo contendere to one count of…