Government Money for Christian Science 'Nursing' Upheld in Court

In a 2-1 ruling on May 1, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, upheld summary judgment for the federal government in a suit brought by Children's Healthcare Is a Legal Duty (CHILD) and two Minnesota taxpayers concerning Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements for "religious non-med...

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Published in:	Free Inquiry 2000, Vol.20 (3), p.25-25
Main Author:	Swan, Rita
Format:	Newsletterarticle
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Bush, George W Christian Science Federal court decisions Health care Ivins, Molly Medicaid Medicare Religion
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Summary:	In a 2-1 ruling on May 1, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, upheld summary judgment for the federal government in a suit brought by Children's Healthcare Is a Legal Duty (CHILD) and two Minnesota taxpayers concerning Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements for "religious non-medical health care. CHILD argued that Christian Science nursing cannot be a subset of medical care because it is done by unlicensed persons with no medical training and no supervision by physicians.
ISSN:	0272-0701