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Supreme Court· 6/25/1981

Schweiker v. Gray Panthers

Citations

  • 453 U.S. 34
  • 101 S. Ct. 2633
  • 69 L. Ed. 2d 460
  • 1981 U.S. LEXIS 125
  • 49 U.S.L.W. 4792

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  • observing that the Social Security Act is \among the most intricate ever drafted by Congress\
  • noting that states participating in the Medicaid program must comply fully with the dictates of the federal statutes and regulations thereunder
  • stating that when Congress has made an express delegation of authority, a court’s review is limited to assuring that the Secretary did not exceed his authority
  • noting that Congress granted the Secretary \exceptionally broad authority\ under the Medicaid statute
  • stating that Medicaid “is a publicly funded program to ensure medical care to certain individuals who lack the resources to cover the costs of essential medical services”
  • finding that Congress implicitly ratified a common state practice concerning medicaid plans

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Judges: Powell, Burger, Stewart, White, Blackmun, Rehnquist, Stevens, Brennan, Marshall

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