For over three decades, members of the Center’s legal staff have been leaders in advancing Medicare coverage and due process rights through class action litigation and administrative advocacy. With our enormous caseload of administrative appeals, the Center has a unique database that allows us to identify patterns of improper Medicare denials and barriers to a fair appeal process. We litigate on behalf of older adults and people with disabilities to make systemic improvements to Medicare, often in partnership with other health care advocates and law firms providing pro bono assistance. The Center also files amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) briefs in cases that may have a significant impact on the health care of older adults and people with disabilities.
For more information on our litigation work, please view our cases, amicus curiae activity, archive, and top litigation news, below.
Litigation News
- Court Upholds Right to Appeal for Certain Medicare Beneficiaries on “Observation Status”
- Court Decisions Expand Rights of Medicaid Beneficiaries, Nursing Home Residents
- Appeals Court Temporarily Pauses Implementation of Observation Status Decision While Considering Government’s Request for a Stay
- The ACA is Here to Stay, Improving Medicare and Health Security for Millions
- Harmful “Public Charge” Rule Blocked Nationwide
- U.S. Government Changes Position in Supreme Court Affordable Care Act Case
- Plaintiffs Sue the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Rolling Back Language Access Protections, Harming Older Adults’ Access to Health Care
- Consumer Advocacy Organizations Sue CMS Over 2017 Guidance on Civil Money Penalties Imposed Against Nursing Facilities
- Government Seeks to Stop Implementation of Court Order in Hospital Observation Status Case
- 2020 National Pro Bono Week