Legal Opinion
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare v. United States Department of Health and Human Services United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 4, 1996No. 95-3699PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALITO, Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of a debt of $800,885 that the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (“Pennsylvania”) owed the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”). HHS notified Pennsylvania of the debt in June 1991. Pennsylvania initially balked at having to pay, but eventually, in June 1993, paid the entire principal amount. The dispute that remains is over the interest on the debt. HHS charged Pennsylvania interest at the private consumer rate of 15.125%, which was significantly higher than the rate usually charged by federal…
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