Opinion ID: 325028
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Adequacy of Administrative Review:

Text: 14 Appellant next urges that the administrative review of his claim conducted by the Blue Cross Association Committee was inadequate and unconstitutional in that it was not impartial and did not have sufficient adjudicatory safeguards. The question whether the administrative determination in this case was made in compliance with the Medicare Act and the Constitution was not suitably raised below and is not properly before this Court. 15 Plaintiff did not at any time prior to entry of the District Court's judgment on April 19, 1972, seek to challenge the administrative procedure of reviewing his claims on the ground it violated constitutional rights. The District Court in its Memorandum Opinion stated: 16 In the case before us, plaintiff does not challenge the statutory authority of the Secretary, nor does he raise any constitutional questions. What is at issue here is whether the provider has been overpaid and whether this court has jurisdiction to review a final determination by the Secretary on this matter. 17 It is a well-established principle that in most instances an appellant may not present arguments in the Court of Appeals that it did not properly raise in the court below. See Hormel v. Helvering, 312 U.S. 552, 61 S.Ct. 719, 85 L.Ed. 1037 (1941); United States v. Tanks, 464 F.2d 547 (9th Cir. 1972); Eason v. Dickson, 390 F.2d 585 (9th Cir. 1968); Stephens v. Arrow Lumber Co., 354 F.2d 732 (9th Cir. 1966); Wagner v. Retail Credit Co.,338 F.2d 598 (7th Cir. 1964); Partenweederei, Ms Belgrano v. Weigel, 313 F.2d 423 (9th Cir. 1962). Plaintiff has not presented persuasive arguments for making an exception to this rule.