The Medicare program consists of Part A and Part B. Am. Hosp. Ass’n v. Azar at 820. Under Medicare Part B, which provides coverage for certain hospital-administered drugs, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) sets hospital reimbursement...
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The Medicare program currently provides additional payments, known as the disproportionate-share-hospital (“DSH”) adjustment, to hospitals that treat a significantly higher number of low-income patients than the average hospital. Empire Health Found....
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In 2006, Respondent Jodie Nevils, a federal employee working for the United States Postal Service, was injured in a car accident. See Brief for Respondent, Jodie Nevils at 11. Nevils was covered by a health insurance plan through the petitioner...
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In 2005, Eliot Spitzer, in his official capacity as the New York State Attorney General, began investigating several national banks and their residential real estate lending practices for evidence of racial discrimination. See Clearing House Ass'n L.L....
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In passing the Clean Air Act, Congress empowered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), the maximum permissible levels of common pollutants released into the air. See EME Homer City...
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This case begins with a loan dispute between Valerie Hawkins and Janice Patterson, as guarantors, and the Community Bank of Raymore, (“Raymore”), as creditor. See Hawkins v. Cmty. Bank of Raymore, 761 F.3d 937, 939 (8th Cir. 2015). Hawkins and...
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In January 2012, the Department of Veteran Affairs (“VA”) decided to obtain an Emergency Notification System (“ENS”) for several of its medical centers and outpatient clinics. Kingdomware Techs., Inc. v. United States, 107 Fed. Cl. 226, 235 (Fed. Cl....
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Petitioner James L. Kisor is a veteran who served on active duty in the Marine Corps from 1962 to 1966. Kisor v. Shulkin at 1361. Kisor filed a claim for disability compensation benefits with the Department of Veteran Affairs (“VA”) Regional Office in...
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Originally, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) mandated a minimum wage and overtime benefits to those workers whose employer was engaged in commerce or produced goods for commerce and whose gross sales met or exceeded $250,000. 29 U.S.C. § 213. In...
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FICA Tax
The tax dispute between the Respondent, United States of America (“IRS”), and the Petitioners, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Mayo Clinic, and Regents of the University of Minnesota (“Mayo”), is over whether Mayo is...