Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation
2022 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, For Valley Hospital Medical Center, 597 U. S. ____ (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court clarified which patients hospitals are allowed to be reimbursed by Medicare for treating, and at what rate.[1]: 1 In a 5-4 opinion written by Justice Elena Kagan, the Court held that "in calculating the Medicare fraction, individuals “entitled to [Medicare Part A] benefits” are all those qualifying for the program, regardless of whether they receive Medicare payments for part or all of a hospital stay."[1]: 2
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Quick Facts Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, For Valley Hospital Medical Center, Argued November 29, 2021 Decided June 24, 2022 ...
Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, For Valley Hospital Medical Center | |
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Argued November 29, 2021 Decided June 24, 2022 | |
Full case name | Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Empire Health Foundation, For Valley Hospital Medical Center |
Docket no. | 20-1312 |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Kagan, joined by Thomas, Breyer, Sotomayor, Barrett |
Dissent | Kavanaugh, joined by Roberts, Alito, Gorsuch |
Laws applied | |
42 U.S.C. § 1395 |
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