United States Fifth Circuit
Equal Access For El Paso Inc. v. Hawkins, 08-50144
In a suit alleging that the Texas Medicaid program failed to ensure that Medicaid recipients received reasonably prompt services, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed, where "medical services" in the Medicaid Act means payment for, not provision of, services.
Appellate Information
- Decided 03/13/2009
- Published 03/13/2009
Judges
- PRADO, Circuit Judge:, Before SMITH, BARKSDALE and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Fifth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Thomas Hart Watkins (argued), Elizabeth Gabrielle Bloch, Virginia Katherine Hoelscher, Brown McCarroll, Austin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Rance Lamar Craft (argued), Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.