Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Ninth Circuit -- DONALD MCCANTS V. THOMAS BETLACH

DONALD MCCANTS V. THOMAS BETLACH

Medicare suit challenging increases in copayments.

Chevron deference to Secretary's determination that some populations can be covered under a part of the statute without co-pay protections.

BUT the actual shift to that part of the statute was arbitrary and capricious.

Deference to Secretary's finding that human experimentation ban doesn't apply to experimental cost structures.



Compiled by D.E. Frydrychowski, who is, not incidentally, not giving you legal advice.

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Author's SSRN page here.