GEISINGER HEALTH PLAN v. C.I.R.

No. 92-7251.

985 F.2d 1210 (1993)

GEISINGER HEALTH PLAN, Appellee, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided February 8, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick J. Gerhart (argued), Lawrence J. Goode, Melissa B. Rasman, Dechert Price & Rhoads, Philadelphia, PA, for appellee.

James A. Bruton, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Gary R. Allen, Robert S. Pomerance, Teresa E. McLaughlin (argued), Dept. of Justice, Tax Div., Washington, DC, for appellant.

Before: SCIRICA, ALITO and LEWIS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

LEWIS, Circuit Judge.

The Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service ("Commissioner" or "IRS") appeals from a Tax Court decision granting appellee Geisinger Health Plan ("GHP") tax-exempt status under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3). This case requires us to decide whether a health maintenance organization (an "HMO") which serves a predominantly rural population, enrolls some Medicare subscribers, and which intends to subsidize some needy...

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