Department of Health & Hospitals Bureau of Appeals v. New Orleans Health Corp.

12PIaintiff-appelIant, New Orleans Health Corporation (NOHC), appeals the district court’s judgment, which dismisses its petition for judicial review and affirms the grant of summary judgment by the administrative law judge (ALJ) in favor of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH), concluding that DHH is entitled to $834,206.16 in overpayments it made under the enhanced Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) rate to NOHC for the health center’s participation in the Louisiana Medicaid Program (Medicaid). 1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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