Cite as: 538 U. S. 329 (2003)
Opinion of the Court
Elizabeth A. Johnson argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Julie Mix McPeak and William J. Nold.
James A. Feldman argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance. With him on the brief were Acting Solicitor General Clement, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, Howard M. Radzely, Allen H. Feldman, Nathaniel I. Spiller, and Gary K. Stearman.*
Justice Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.
Kentucky law provides that "[a] health insurer shall not discriminate against any provider who is located within the geographic coverage area of the health benefit plan and who is willing to meet the terms and conditions for participation
*Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the American Association of Health Plans, Inc., et al. by Daly D. E. Temchine, Stephanie W. Kanwit, Jan S. Amundson, and Quentin Riegel; for Community Health Partners et al. by Thomas C. Goldstein and Amy Howe; and for the Society for Human Resource Management by Mark A. Casciari, Deborah S. Davidson, and James M. Nelson.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the State of Texas et al. by John Cornyn, Attorney General of Texas, Howard G. Baldwin, Jr., First Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey S. Boyd, Deputy Attorney General, Julie Parsley, Solicitor General, and David C. Mattax and Christopher Livingston, Assistant Attorneys General, and by the Attorneys General and other officials for their respective jurisdictions as follows: Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of California, Gregory D'Auria, Associate Attorney General of Connecticut, M. Jane Brady, Attorney General of Delaware, Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General of Florida, Earl I. Anzai, Attorney General of Hawaii, James E. Ryan, Attorney General of Illinois, Albert B. Chandler III, Attorney General of Kentucky, J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General of Maryland, W. A. Drew Edmondson, Attorney General of Oklahoma, Annina M. Mitchell, Solicitor General of Utah, Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., Attorney General of West Virginia, and Anabelle Rodríguez, Attorney General of Puerto Rico; for the American College of Legal Medicine by Miles J. Zaremski, Gary Birnbaum, and Bruce A. Brightwell; for the American Medical Association et al. by Mark E. Rust and Stanley C. Fickle; and for the Council of State Governments et al. by Richard Ruda and Steven H. Goldblatt.
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