Legal Opinion
Heartland Regional Medical Center v. Sebelius
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 12, 2009No. 07-5345PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
In 2000 the Department of Health and Human Services denied Heartland Regional Medical Center status within the Medicare program as a sole community hospital (SCH) for the years 1992 through 1999. HHS based its decision upon a 1992 regulation that provided a hospital located within 35 miles of a “like” hospital could qualify as an SCH only if it was in a rural area. As a consequence of the denial, Heartland received reimbursement for less than the actual cost of the healthcare it provided to Medicare beneficiaries during those years. Heartland petitioned the district…
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