Sacred Heart Hospital v. Bowen

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

TROUTMAN, Senior District Judge.

The above captioned action comes before us, pursuant to the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment, for review of a decision by the Secretary of Health and Human Services denying the plaintiff reim bursement under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq., for certain legal and advertising/public relations expenses it incurred during its cost reporting years 1981 and 1982.

I. The Statutory and Regulatory Framework.

The substantive and procedural framework established by Title XVIII has been described by a number of…