Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc., 596 U.S. ___ (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Medicare Secondary Payer statute does not authorize disparate-impact liability, and the Marietta Plan’s coverage terms for outpatient dialysis were lawful because those terms applied uniformly to all covered individuals.[1][2]
Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc. | |
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Decided June 21, 2022 | |
Full case name | Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc. |
Citations | 596 U.S. ___ (more) |
Holding | |
The Medicare Secondary Payer statute does not authorize disparate-impact liability, and the Marietta Plan’s coverage terms for outpatient dialysis were lawful because those terms applied uniformly to all covered individuals. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Kavanaugh |
Dissent | Kagan, joined by Sotomayor |
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