Statute treatment: 42 U.S.C. § 1395y(a)(l)

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 51 citation events across 43 distinct cases.

51citations total

43distinct interpreting cases

26distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1974–2012year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Heckler v. Ringer (1984) scotus 1,439 own cites 2× in case

#2 Michael J. Friedrich v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (1990) ca6 37 own cites 4× in case

#3 Alabama Hospital Ass'n v. United States (1981) cc 46 own cites 2× in case

#4 In re Cardiac Devices Qui Tam Litigation (2004) ctd 43 own cites 2× in case

#5 Moore Ex Rel. Moore v. Reese (2011) ca11 103 own cites 1× in case

#6 Bio-Medical Applications of Tennessee, Inc. v. Central States Southeast & Southwest Areas Health & Welfare Fund (2011) ca6 58 own cites 1× in case

#7 Fox v. Bowen (1987) ctd 13 own cites 2× in case

#8 United States Ex Rel. Smith v. Yale University (2006) ctd 37 own cites 1× in case

#9 United States Ex Rel. Nowak v. Medtronic, Inc. (2011) mad 32 own cites 1× in case

#10 Alfred H. Turecamo and Frances M. Turecamo v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (1977) ca2 32 own cites 1× in case

#11 US Ex Rel. Bennett v. Medtronic, Inc. (2010) txsd 32 own cites 1× in case

#12 Susan Roe v. Nicholas Norton (1975) ca2 24 own cites 1× in case

#13 Roe v. Norton (1974) ctd 24 own cites 1× in case

#14 Stanley L. Drennan, M.D. v. Patricia Harris (Successor to F. David Mathews), Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare and Blue Shield of California (1979) ca9 22 own cites 1× in case

#15 Holton v. Crozer-Chester Medical Center (1976) paed 17 own cites 1× in case

#16 Torphy v. Weinberger (1974) wied 16 own cites 1× in case

#17 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerhard T. BECK, M.D., Defendant-Appellant (1985) ca11 14 own cites 1× in case

#18 Doctors Hospital, Inc. v. Califano (1978) dcd 13 own cites 1× in case

#19 Davis v. United States Department of Health, Education & Welfare (1976) nysd 11 own cites 1× in case

#20 Doe v. Beal (1975) ca3 43 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.