United States v. Patel’s Empirical Analysis
778 F.3d 607 · 2015
Citation profile
8 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1320A (§ 1128b of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 1395N (§ 1835 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Liparota v. United States · 133 S. Ct. 2191 - Maracich v. Spears · 134 S. Ct. 2259 - Abramski v. United States · United States v. Vernon · Sanders v. Jackson
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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(b) Illegal remunerations (1) whoever knowingly and willfully solicits or receives any remuneration (including any kickback, bribe, or rebate) directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind- (A) in return for referring an individual to a person for the furnishing or arranging for the furnishing of any item or service for which payment may be made in whole or in part under a Federal health care program, ... shall be guilty of a felony....”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“any remuneration (including any kickback, bribe, or rebate)”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“increased costs and abusive practices resulting from provider decisions that are based on self-interest rather than cost, quality of care or necessity of services.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.