Asante v. Azar

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ASANTE, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 20-cv-601 (TSC) ) ALEX M. AZAR II, Secretary, ) U.S. Department of Health and Human ) Services, et al., ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs are eight hospitals located in Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon. Compl. ¶ 10, ECF No. 1. Defendants are the federal agencies and officials responsible for administering Medicaid: the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”); former Secretary of HHS, Alex Azar; the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”); and former CMS…