Hospital Authority of Floyd County, Georgia v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Appellant, a public nonprofit hospital providing medicare, sought a return on its equity capital as a “reasonable cost” reimbursable under the Medicare Act, 42 U.S. C.A. sections 1395 et seq. (1974). After the Health Care Financing Administration declined to review the Provider Reimbursement Board’s denial of appellant’s claim, appellant brought an action in the district court which then granted appellee’s motion for summary judgment, holding, (1) the denial by the Department of Health and Human Services since 1969 of reimbursement to nonprofit hospitals for return on equity capital was…