Vitreo Retinal Consultants of the Palm Beaches, P.A. v. Department of Health and Human Services

Petition for certiorari denied on March 27, 2017

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
16-808	11th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2016

Issue: Whether the Secretary of Health and Human Services may ignore the statutory payment rate for a drug covered under Part B of the Medicare Act and instead cap payments at a physician's costs to acquire that drug, either directly or under the guise of assessing "medical reasonableness."

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Petition of the day (Kate Howard, March 14, 2017)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/01/2016	Application (16A444) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 20, 2016 to December 21, 2016, submitted to Justice Thomas.
11/03/2016	Application (16A444) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 21, 2016.
12/21/2016	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 23, 2017)
01/18/2017	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 22, 2017.
02/22/2017	Brief of respondent Department of Health and Human Services in opposition filed.
03/08/2017	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 24, 2017.
03/08/2017	Reply of petitioner Vitreo Retinal Consultants of the Palm Beaches, P.A. filed. (Distributed)
03/27/2017	Petition DENIED.