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2003.12.30 DAB1903 Mississippi Department of Human Services
2003.12.22 DAB1902 Windsor Health Care Center vs. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services *
2003.12.04 DAB1901 B&K Nursing Center vs. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
2003.12.04 DAB1900 Franklin Care Center vs. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
2003.11.25 DAB1899 Missouri Department of Social Services *
2003.10.29 DAB1898 Rosewood Care Center of Edwardsville vs. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
2003.10.01 DAB1897 Cedar View Good Samaritan vs. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
2003.09.29 DAB1896 Ross Healthcare Center vs. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
2003.09.24 DAB1895 Development Bank of American Samoa
2003.09.12 DAB1894 Brij Mittal, M.D. vs. Inspector General
2003.09.05 DAB1893 Louisiana Division of Administration *
2003.07.25 DAB1892 Wisteria Care Center vs. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
2003.07.23 DAB1891 Oglala Sioux Tribe
2003.07.23 DAB1890 Arizona Surgical Hospital, LLC vs. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
2003.07.11 DAB1889 Huron Potawatomi
2003.07.11 DAB1888 Crescent Healthcare vs. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
2003.07.09 DAB1887 Forest Glen Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center vs. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
2003.06.20 DAB1886 Maryland Department of Human Resources
2003.06.18 DAB1885 Social Security Administration vs. National Federation of Retired Persons
2003.06.18 DAB1884 Northstar Youth Services, Inc.
2003.05.28 DAB1883 Carrier Mills Nursing Home vs. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
2003.05.14 DAB1882 Nebraska Health and Human Services System *
2003.05.12 DAB1881 Thomas D. Harris vs. Inspector General
2003.05.09 DAB1880 Keith Michael Everman, E.C. vs. Inspector General
2003.05.02 DAB1879 Hillcrest Healthcare, L.L.C. vs. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
2003.05.01 DAB1878 Alaa Ahmed, M.Sc., Ph.D (Global Esoteric Reference Labs, Inc.) vs. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
2003.05.01 DAB1877 First State Community Action Agency, Inc.
2003.04.30 DAB1876 New Mexico General Services Department
2003.04.28 DAB1875 Maryland Department of Human Resources
2003.04.04 DAB1874 Iowa Department of Human Services
2003.04.02 DAB1873 Alden-Princeton rehabilitation & Health Care Center vs. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
2003.03.24 DAB1872 Colorado Department of Personnel & Admnistration
2003.03.24 DAB1871 Livingston Care Center vs. Centers for Meciard and Medicaid Services *
2003.03.21 DAB1870 Lackawanna Medical Group Laboratory vs. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
2003.03.17 DAB1869 Minnesota Department of Human Services
2003.03.10 DAB1868 Lineville Nursing Facility vs. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
2003.03.10 DAB1867 New York State Department of Health
2003.02.28 DAB1866 Georgian Court Nursing Center vs. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
2003.02.11 DAB1865 Donald A. Burstein, Ph.D. vs. Inspector General
2003.02.05 DAB1864 Milpitas Care Center vs. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
2003.01.30 DAB1863 Susanville Indian Rancheria
2003.01.29 DAB1862 New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services

Content last reviewed October 6, 2016
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