Legal Opinion
Los Alamitos General Hospital, Inc. v. Donnelly
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 28, 1983No. CA 79-0668PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN GARRETT PENN, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Los Alamitos General Hospital, is a certified provider of services under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (“Medicare Act”), 42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq. To participate in the Medicare program a provider must enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services 1 (Secretary) whereby the Secretary agrees to reimburse the provider for the reasonable costs of providing services to Medicare patients and the provider agrees not to charge the patients directly.
In 1973 Los Alamitos opened a five-bed postcoronary care…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- St. John's Hickey Memorial Hospital, Inc. v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of HewCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Psychiatric Institute of Washington, D.C., Inc. v. HarrisDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1980
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- NKC, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Villa View Community Hospital, Inc., a Nonprofit Corporation v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services. Los Alamitos General Hospital, Inc., a Corporation, Dba Los Alamitos General Hospital v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984