Ozark Mountain Regional Rehabilitation Center, Inc. v. Department of Health & Human Services, Provider Reimbursement Review Board

MEMORANDUM OPINION

NORMA HOLLOWAY JOHNSON, District Judge.

Plaintiff in this Medicare case challenges a determination made by the Provider Reimbursement Review Board (“PRRB”) that it lacked jurisdiction to hear plaintiff’s cost appeal for the 1983 fiscal year. 1 Pending before the Court are the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. For the reasons outlined below, the Court will grant defendant’s motion for summary judgment and deny plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Under the Medicare program, health care providers such as plaintiff are reimbursed for the costs…