Statute treatment: 42 C.F.R. § 405.704

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 28 citation events across 17 distinct cases.

28citations total

17distinct interpreting cases

13distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1979–2012year range

Top 14 leading cases

#1 Highland District Hospital v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (1982) ca6 18 own cites 4× in case

#2 Laura Wilson, Personal Representative of the Estate of Max Wilson, Deceased v. United States (2005) cafc 44 own cites 2× in case

#3 Kraemer v. Heckler (1984) ca2 36 own cites 3× in case

#4 Fanning v. United States (2003) ca3 46 own cites 2× in case

#5 Evelyn Buckner v. Margaret Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services (1986) ca4 24 own cites 1× in case

#6 Connecticut State Department of Social Services v. Thompson (2003) ctd 8 own cites 1× in case

#7 MARESH EX REL. MARESH v. Thompson (2003) txnd 3 own cites 2× in case

#8 St. Francis Hospital v. Sebelius (2012) nyed 6 own cites 1× in case

#9 Grijalva v. Shalala (1996) azd 5 own cites 1× in case

#10 McMahon v. Califano (1979) mad 5 own cites 1× in case

#11 Yale-New Haven Hospital, Inc. v. Thompson (2001) ctd 4 own cites 1× in case

#12 Nygren v. United States (2003) wawd 3 own cites 1× in case

#13 Estate of Barbeaux v. Lewis (2002) miwd 2 own cites 1× in case

#14 Connecticut Department of Social Services v. Leavitt (2005) ca2 1 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.