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Class Action Lawsuit Regarding Medicare "Improvement Standard" Moves Forward

Posted by Judith Flynn on Wed, Oct 26, 2011 @ 13:10 PM

A great decision just came down from The United States District Court for the District of Vermont in the class action lawsuit known as "Jimmo" vs. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services.  The Defendant's Motion to Dismiss the case for Failure to State a Claim was DENIED.

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