3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 9 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 Moore Ex Rel. Moore v. Reese.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moore Ex Rel. Moore v. Reese Anchor | green | “accordingly, even if a category of medical services or treatments is mandatory under the medicaid act, participating states must provide those medical services or treatments for medicaid recipients only if they are 'medically necessary.” | 3 |
| 2 | Pinneke v. Preisser | green | “the decision of whether or not certain treatment or a particular type of surgery 10 is 'medically necessary' rests with the individual recipient's physician and not with clerical personnel or government officials.” | 3 |
| 3 | Brandon Collins v. John Hamilton | green | “state's discretion to exclude services deemed 'medically necessary' by an epsdt provider has been circumscribed by the express mandate of the statute.” | 3 |
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.