Legal Opinion
Hays v. Sebelius
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 22, 2009No. 08-5508PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
Concurring opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
Appellee, a Medicare Part B beneficiary, challenges a decision by a regional Medicare contractor to reimburse for a particular drug only up to the price of its least costly alternative. The district court held that the Medicare Act unambiguously forecloses that determination and requires instead that Medicare pay for covered items or services at a statutorily prescribed rate. Agreeing with the district court, we affirm.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Barnhart v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States v. Villanueva-SoteloCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
- United States v. Deloid Pritchett, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Texas Alliance For Home Care v. Kathleen SebeliusCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
- Michael Friedman v. Kathleen SebeliusCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
- Sierra Club v. Andrew WheelerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2020
- United States ex rel. Petratros v. Genentech, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2015
- American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association, Inc. v. SebeliusDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
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