Fullington v. Shea’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 federal appellate · 6 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is thus clear that coverage of the ‘medically needy’ is optional with the states. Colorado has not chosen to cover this group of people and the statute [1396a] does not demand that they do so. If there were such a plan, the plaintiffs’ argument that the cut-off point could only be established after medical expenses had been deducted from net income would have merit.” 320 F.Supp. at 505 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Curtis v. Child

2. “A State plan for medical assistance must . . . include reasonable standards . . . and provide for flexibility in the application of such standards with respect to income by taking into account, except to the extent prescribed by the Secretary the costs (whether in the form of insurance premiums or otherwise) incurred for medical care or . . . remedial care recognized under State law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Freeman v. Parham