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Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, For Valley Hospital Medical Center | |
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Argued November 29, 2021 Decided June 24, 2022 | |
Full case name | Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Empire Health Foundation, For Valley Hospital Medical Center |
Docket no. | 20-1312 |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Kagan, joined by Thomas, Breyer, Sotomayor, Barrett |
Dissent | Kavanaugh, joined by Roberts, Alito, Gorsuch |
Laws applied | |
42 U.S.C. § 1395 |
Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, For Valley Hospital Medical Center, 597 U. S. ____ (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court clarified which patients hospitals are allowed to be reimbursed by Medicare for treating, and at what rate.[1]: 1 In a 5-4 opinion written by Justice Elena Kagan, the Court held that "in calculating the Medicare fraction, individuals “entitled to [Medicare Part A] benefits” are all those qualifying for the program, regardless of whether they receive Medicare payments for part or all of a hospital stay."[1]: 2