TATEL, Circuit Judge:
Although the Medicare Act provides for judicial review of reimbursement decisions, it requires that claimants first exhaust their administrative remedies. In Shalala v. Illinois Council on Long Term Care, Inc., the Supreme Court recognized an exception to this requirement for cases where its application "would not lead to a channeling of review through the agency, but would mean no review at all."
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Let's get started
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.