BONTRAGER v. INDIANA FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICES

No. 11-3710.

697 F.3d 604 (2012)

Sandra M. BONTRAGER, on her own behalf and on behalf of a class of those similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. INDIANA FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, Michael A. Gargano, and Patricia Casanova, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 26, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacquelyn Bowie Suess (argued), Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

David L. Steiner (argued), Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before KANNE, WOOD, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

On May 5, 2011, Sandra M. Bontrager filed a putative class action complaint challenging Indiana's $1,000 annual limit for dental services covered by Medicaid. The district court granted Bontrager's request for a preliminary injunction, holding that Indiana is required to cover all medically necessary dental services, irrespective of the monetary cap. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

The Medicaid program, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et...

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