Puerto Rico Ass’n of Physical Med. and Rehab. v. U.S., 1st Cir. Mar. 26, 2008
07-2476 Puerto Rico Ass’n of Physical Med. and Rehab. v. U.S.
Before Boudin, Chief Judge, Lynch, Circuit Judge, and Keenan,1 Senior District Judge.
BOUDIN, Chief Judge. The Puerto Rico Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (”PRAPMR”) is a group of medical doctors practicing in Puerto Rico. It, and several doctors and patients, sued to challenge a regulation restricting Medicare reimbursement for physical therapy services. The district court dismissed the case, relying on statutory provisions that preclude all actions “brought under section 1331 or 1346 of Title 28 to recover on any claim arising under” the Medicare Act. 42 U.S.C. §§ 405(h), 1395ii (2000). This appeal followed. … Affirmed. Puerto Rico Ass’n of Physical Med. and Rehab. v. U.S..
- Of the Southern District of New York, sitting by designation. [↩]
