Legal Opinion
New Lifecare Hospitals of Chester County LLC v. Azar, II
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 30, 2019No. Civil Action No. 2019-0705Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NEW LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF CHESTER COUNTY LLC, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civ. No. 19-705 (EGS) ALEX M. AZAR II, Secretary of Health and Human Services Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION This case concerns the Medicare system, a federal program that helps to cover the cost of providing medical care to qualified individuals. Under Medicare, the government generally reimburses hospitals at a predetermined fixed rate whenever a patient is discharged, regardless of the actual cost of services. Because some hospital stays will be exceptionally…
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