Legal Opinion
Unity HealthCare v. Alex M. Azar II
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 12, 2019No. 18-1316; 18-1703; 18-1704PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Circuit Judge.
The Medicare statute directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to adjust payment amounts to qualifying sole community and rural hospitals through a "volume-decrease adjustment" ("VDA") when a hospital experiences a significant decrease in the number of its inpatients because of circumstances beyond its control. 42 U.S.C. § 1395ww(d)(5)(D)(ii). Appellants Unity HealthCare, Lakes Regional Healthcare, and St. Anthony Regional Hospital are three qualifying rural hospitals. The hospitals challenge the method the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the…
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