Children's Hospital Corp. v. Rate Setting Commission

The Children’s Hospital Corporation (Children’s) requested reimbursement under its contract with Blue Cross of Massachusetts for $2,639,166 in extra nursing costs *67incurred by Children’s during fiscal year 1987. The Rate Setting Commission (commission), charged under the contract with evaluating hospital requests for adjustments of this type, denied Children’s request. Pursuant to G. L. c. 176A, § 5 (1988 ed.), Children’s appealed the commission’s decision to a single justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. The parties filed a joint motion for reservation and report of the case. The case was…