United States Eighth Circuit

Plaintiff's request for payments under the Medicare reimbursement program for expenses related to the treatment of poor and disabled patients is denied where defendant's interpretation of "Program Memorandum A-99-62" to exclude plaintiff's claims was not arbitrary, capricious, irrational or discriminatory.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/07/2004
• Published 09/07/2004

Judges

• BRIGHT, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BRIGHT, Circuit Judge, and DORR, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Jon D. Epstein of Houston, TX. Also appearing on appellant's brief was Gregory N. Etzel on Houston.   Of Counsel on appellant's brief was Elizabeth H. Schmiesing of Minneapolis, MN.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Ara B. Gershengorn, USDOJ, Washington, DC. Also appearing on the appellee's brief was Scott R. McIntosh, also with the DOJ.