Easton Hospital v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare

Opinion by

Judge Barbieri,

Easton Hospital appeals here from an order of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare’s Office of Hearings and Appeals, which denied Easton reimbursement for care it rendered patients eligible for medical assistance (Medicaid).

*40Easton Hospital is an acnte care facility which in 1979 sought reimbursement from the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) for care it rendered medical assistance patients. Easton’s claim was for patients who were no longer in need of acute care, but through no fault of its own, remained in Easton due to the unavailability of hospital beds…