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HECKLER v. COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES

No. 83-56.

467 U.S. 51 (1984)

HECKLER, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES v. COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 21, 1984

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Solicitor General Geller argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Lee, Assistant Attorney General McGrath, Carolyn F. Corwin, William Kanter, and Richard A. Olderman.

Raymond G. Hasley argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Brian W. Ashbaugh.*

JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Under what is recognized for present purposes as an incorrect interpretation of rather complex federal regulations, during 1975, 1976, and 1977 respondent received and expended $71,480 in federal funds to provide health care services to Medicare beneficiaries to which it was not entitled. The question presented is whether the Government is estopped from recovering those funds because respondent relied on the express...

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