Medicare Secondary Payer Act

Dispute over the MSPA's prohibition on health plans distinguishing in benefits between ESRD patients and others.

1. Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc.

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 21, 2022)
3. VictimsEnd-stage renal disease patientsDefendantsMarietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit PlanPlaintiffsDaVita Inc.Defense AttorneysPaul D. ClementPlaintiff AttorneysSeth P. WaxmanJudgesBrett KavanaughElena KaganSonia SotomayorInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitMarietta Memorial HospitalDaVita Inc.
4. Case Tags: Medicare Secondary Payer Act;Health Insurance Discrimination;End-Stage Renal Disease;U.S. Supreme Court