United States Fifth Circuit

Health care providers do not have a cause of action under 42 USC 1983 to remedy violations of 42 USC 1396a(a)(30)(A), even though the section discusses payment to health care providers, because there is no "individual entitlement" to equal access to medical care for providers.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/11/2000
• Published 12/11/2000

Judges

• KING, Chief Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and REYNALDO G. GARZA and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael Maurice Meunier,Stephen M. Sullivan (argued), Sullivan, Stolier & Resor, New Orleans, LA, for Evergreen Presbyterian Ministries Inc., Health Serv. Dist. 1 Pointe Coupee, Hospital Serv. Dist. No. 1 Avoyelles Parish, Luttrell and Ford., Michael Roger Schulze, Sullivan, Stolier & Resor, New Orleans, LA, for Evergreen Presbyterian Ministries Inc., Nicholas Harry Gachassin, Jr., Gachassin & Hunter, Lafayette, LA, for Evergreen Presbyterian Ministries Inc., Health Serv. Dist. 1 Pointe Coupee and Ford., Gary Jerome Ortego, Jonathan Clyde Vidrine, West & Vidrine, Ville Platte, LA, for Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Ctr. Inc., New Orleans Primary Health Care Health Dept./Health Care for the Homeless Inc., Desoto Comprehensive Health Ctr. Inc., St. Helena Community Health Ctr. Inc., David Raines Community Health Ctr. Inc., Bayou Comprehensive Health Foundation Inc., Catahoula Parish Hosp. Dist. No. 2 Inc., Capitol City Family Health Ctr. Inc., Southwest Louisiana Primary Health Care Ctr. Inc., Delta Rural Health Services Inc., Leesville Rural Health Services Inc., Natchitoches Outpatient Medical Ctr. Inc., St. Gabriel Health Clinic Inc., Teche Action Bd. Inc., Excel Inc., Calcasieu Ass'n of Retarded Citizens Inc., Evangeline Ass'n of Retarded Citizens Inc., Southern Comfort Community Homes, Preferred Living Inc., Iberia Ass'n of Retarded Citizens Inc. and Multi Care Inc., Charles A. Miller (argued), Anna Phipps Engh, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, Francisco H. Perez, Richard Lee Henley, Stephen Robert Russo, Louisiana Dept. of Health & Hospitals, Baton Rouge, LA, for Hood., Normand Francis Pizza (argued), Peter M. Meisner, Alanna S. Arnold, Milling Benson Woodward, LLP, New Orleans, LA, Angela Whitaker Adolph, Milling Benson Woodward, LLP, Baton Rouge, LA, for Louisiana Nursing Home Ass'n I H S Luling, I H S Shreveport, I H S Gonzales and I H S Lafayette.