St. Michale's Medical Center v. Leavitt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ______________________________ ) ST. MICHAEL’S MEDICAL ) CENTER, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 07-2036 (EGS) ) Civil Action No. 07-1484 (EGS) KATHLEEN SEBELIUS,1 Secretary ) of the Department of Health ) and Human Services, ) ) Defendant. ) ______________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs are twenty-two urban hospitals seeking additional reimbursement from the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“defendant” or the “Secretary”) for inpatient services plaintiffs provided to Medicare beneficiaries…