No. 23A606

Therese M. Waters, on Behalf of Kelly E. Waters v. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-01-02
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: administrative-deference medical-food medicare-coverage metabolic-disorder prosthetic-device statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Medicare Act requires coverage of medically necessary enteral formula as a prosthetic device for patients with rare metabolic disorders who cannot metabolize proteins through standard nutrition

Docket Entries

2024-01-03
Application (23A606) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until March 15, 2024.
2023-12-27
Application (23A606) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 30, 2024 to March 15, 2024, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
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Attorneys

Secretary of Health and Human Services
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Therese Waters
Thomas James Waters — The Running Wise Law Firm, Petitioner