United States Eighth Circuit

The Medicaid Act (Act) creates a federal right to early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services which is enforceable in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action, and the state of Arkansas has an obligation to provide such services under the Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/10/2002
• Published 06/10/2002

Judges

• HEANEY, Circuit Judge., Before McMILLIAN, HEANEY and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Breck G. Hopkins, argued, Little Rock, AR ( Lee S. Thalheimer, Frank J. Willis, III, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Philip E. Kaplan, argued, Little Rock, AR (Martin W. Bowen, on the brief), for appellee.