Legal Opinion
Allina Health Services v. Kathleen Sebelius
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 1, 2014No. 13-5011, 13-5015PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellees are a group of hospitals that serve a significant number of elderly, very low-income patients. Congress assumes that such patients cost more to treat than the average Medicare patients, so these hospitals are entitled to supplemental payments. These are determined by calculating what is called the “disproportionate share percentage” — a formula which is a proxy for the percentage of low-income patients served.
In 2004, the Secretary issued a rule that addressed one aspect of this…
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