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SCHWEIKER v. HOGAN

No. 81-213.

457 U.S. 569 (1982)

SCHWEIKER, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES v. HOGAN ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 21, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Jones argued the cause pro hac vice for appellant. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Lee, Assistant Attorney General McGrath, Deputy Solicitor General Geller, William Kanter, Bruce G. Forrest, Lynne K. Zusman, and Robert P. Jaye.

William H. Simon, by appointment of the Court, 454 U.S. 1051, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Mark Coven, Gill Deford, and Gary Bellow.*

Bruce K. Miller and Dennis Caraher filed a brief for the Massachusetts Association of Older Americans as amicus curiae urging affirmance.

JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

At issue in this case are the meaning and validity of § 1903(f) of the Social Security Act, 81 Stat. 898, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 1396b(f). As applied in Massachusetts, that provision results in a distribution of Medicaid benefits to recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) — a class of aged, blind, or disabled persons who lack sufficient income...

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