3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 17 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Tucson Medical Center v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tucson Medical Center v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services Anchor | green | “the more they spent, the more they were reimbursed.” | 8 |
| 2 | Methodist Hospital of Sacramento v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services | green | “provides federally funded health insurance for the elderly and disabled,” | 5 |
| 3 | Cape Cod Hospital v. Sebelius | green | “determines the proportion of the standardized amount attributable to wages and wage-related costs and then multiples that labor-related proportion by a wage index that reflects the relation between the local average of hospital wages and the national average of hospital wages.” | 4 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.