Society of the New York Hospital v. Axelrod

OPINION OF THE COURT

Kupferman, J. P.

Respondent-appellant-cross respondent Commissioner of Health of New York State, pursuant to Public Health Law § 2807 (3), establishes reimbursement rates for Medicaid, Blue *428Cross, workers’ compensation and no-fault insurance. The calculation of these rates is based on an analysis of actual costs during a given base year and projections of changes in those costs during a subsequent period. These projections are made based on trend factors which take into account, for example, operating costs and labor costs. In certifying the rate schedules, the Commissioner…