St. Vincent's Medical Center v. United States

OPINION

BRUGGINK, Judge.

Defendant has moved to dismiss this action for lack of jurisdiction. It contends that plaintiff, a provider of Medicare services, is in the wrong forum. After consideration of the motion materials, the applicable law, and in light of oral argument, the court concludes that defendant is correct, and that the action should be dismissed.

*166FACTUAL AND STATUTORY BACKGROUND 1

St. Vincent’s Medical Center, a Florida hospital, entered into an agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to provide hospital services to Medicare beneficiaries pursuant to Title…