No. 08 CV 0432(PAC) (S.D.N.Y.), filed January 17, 2008 Updated: January 5, 2009 Issue: Whether a letter sent to state officials by CMS in August 2007, in which the agency restricted states' rights to expand eligibility in their State … [Read more...] about Miles v. Leavitt
Litigation
Weichardt v. Leavitt
WEICHARDT v. LEAVITT No. C 03-05490 VRW (N.D.Cal.), filed December 5, 2003 Updated: January 3, 2008 Issue: Whether CMS’ promulgation of final rules not requiring timely advance written notice to hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries who are … [Read more...] about Weichardt v. Leavitt
Healey v. Leavitt
No. 398CV00418 DJS (D.Conn.), filed March 4, 1998 Last Updated: September 21, 2007 Issue: Whether the Secretary of HHS failed to ensure that home health agencies provided sufficient notice and hearing rights to home health patients whose services … [Read more...] about Healey v. Leavitt
New Rules Offer Better Protection for Medicare Patients
Medicare patients who are hospitalized sometimes find themselves being told to leave the hospital too soon, before they can safely be cared for at home or at a nursing home.[1] The protections provided for hospital patients in this … [Read more...] about New Rules Offer Better Protection for Medicare Patients
Webber v. McClellan
No. CV05-4219-PHX-NVW (D.Ariz.), filed December 22, 2005 Updated: April 5, 2007 Issue: Whether regulations issued by CMS on March 8, 2005, which, inter alia, establish a new cadre of ALJs to handle only Medicare claims and which make it virtually … [Read more...] about Webber v. McClellan
Lirot v. Leavitt
No. 3:05CV824(RNC) (D.Conn.), filed May 24, 2005 Updated: August 26, 2006 Issue: Whether the Secretary's regulation (42 C.F.R. ' 405.910(i)(1)), effective May 1, 2005, that prohibits Medicare contractors from sending copies of the notice of … [Read more...] about Lirot v. Leavitt
Erb v. McClellan
No. 2:05-cv-6201 (E.D.Pa.), filed November 30, 2005 Last Update: August 25, 2006 Issue: Whether CMS' implementation of so-called "passive enrollment" into a Medicare managed care plan for over 110,000 dual eligibles in … [Read more...] about Erb v. McClellan
CT DSS v. Leavitt
No. 399CV2020(SRU) (D.Conn.), filed October 18, 1999 Last Updated: August 25, 2006 Issue: Whether the Dept. of Health and Human Services (via CMS) violates the Medicare statute and due process clause by allowing a fiscal intermediary, United … [Read more...] about CT DSS v. Leavitt
Guzzo v. Thompson (Amicus Curaie Activity)
No. 03-1346 (6th Cir.), appeal filed March 6, 2003Final Update: September 19, 2005Amicus information: Amici are the Center for Medicare Advocacy and AARP. They are supporting the claim of the plaintiff, a Medicare beneficiary who is … [Read more...] about Guzzo v. Thompson (Amicus Curaie Activity)
Texas Gray Panthers v. Thompson
No. 1: 99CV01557 (D.D.C.), filed June 16, 1999; In re Texas Gray Panthers, No. 01-5095 (D.C.Cir.), filed March 26, 2001. Updated: September 19, 2005 Issue: Whether the Secretary of HHS and the Commissioner of SSA failed to implement various … [Read more...] about Texas Gray Panthers v. Thompson