No. 18-40

Legacy Community Health Services, Inc. v. Charles Smith, Executive Commissioner, Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-07-06
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-split federal-grants federally-qualified-health-centers fqhc health-centers managed-care managed-care-network medicaid-reimbursement public-health-service public-health-service-act statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether 42 U.S.C. §§ 1396a(bb)(1)-(5) impose an independent duty on States to fully reimburse FQHCs for all services they provide to Medicaid beneficiaries regardless of how a State structures its managed-care network or whether the FQHCs are in or out of that network.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 42 U.S.C. §§ 1396a(bb)(1)-(5) impose an independent duty on States to fully reimburse FQHCs for all services they provide to Medicaid beneficiaries regardless of how a State structures its managed-care network or whether the FQHCs are in or out of that network

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-21
Reply of petitioner Legacy Community Health Services, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2018-08-06
Brief amici curiae of Public Health Scholars filed.
2018-08-06
Brief amicus curiae of Community Health Choice, Inc. filed.
2018-08-06
Brief of respondent Charles Smith, Executive Commissioner, Texas Health and Human Services Commission in opposition filed.
2018-07-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 6, 2018)
2018-05-09
Application (17A1237) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until July 3, 2018.
2018-04-05
Application (17A1237) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 3, 2018 to July 3, 2018, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Community Health Choice, Inc.
Carlos R. SolteroCleveland Terrazas, PLLC, Amicus
Legacy Community Health Services, Inc.
David B. SalmonsMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Petitioner
Public Health Scholars
Thomas Richard BarkerFoley Hoag, LLP, Amicus