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Opinion Summary: Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Kennedy | Date Decided: 4/29/25 | Case No. 23-715
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Case Info: Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Kennedy | Date Decided: 4/29/25 | Case No. 23-715
Link to Docket: Here.
Question Presented: Does the phrase "entitled ... to benefits," used twice in the same sentence of the Medicare Act, mean the same thing for Medicare part A and supplementary security income (SSI), such that it includes all who meet basic program eligibility criteria, whether or not benefits are actually received.
Holding: In calculating the Medicare fraction, an individual is “entitled to[SSI] benefits” for purposes of the Medicare fraction when she is eligible to receive an SSI cash payment during the month of her hospitalization.
Result: Affirmed.
Voting Breakdown: 7-2. Justice Barrett delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Thomas, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh joined. Justice Jackson filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Sotomayor joined.
Link to Opinion: Here.
Advocates:
- For Petitioners: Melissa Arbus Sherry
- For Respondent: Ephraim McDowell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice
Website Link to Oral Argument: Here.
Apple Podcast Link to Oral Argument: Here.